Girls' name · since 2007
Milayah
Since 2007, U.S. Social Security records show 307 babies named Milayah, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,709 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,643 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 307
- born since 2007
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Milayah is the #4643 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 307 recorded since 2007.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Milayah has been recorded 307 times among girls since 2007, currently ranked #4643 nationally and more common than 73% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2025.
- #15,709 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,643 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 307 born since 2007
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Milayah ranks #15,709 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,643 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 307 born since 2007, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,709 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,643 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 307
- born since 2007
- 2010s
- peak decade
Milayah's 307 recorded births place it above 78.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Milayah compares
307 46th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Milayah's all-time total is 18% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Milayah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 307 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 30 | 21 | 19,840 |
Milayah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Milayah's full recorded timeline at 2016, 66% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 34% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2007, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 30 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Milayah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Currently ranks #4643 among girls.
307 total births across 19 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2025 with 30 births in a single year.
Milayah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (160 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Milayah's strongest decade.
160 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Milayah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 21
2000s
21 births
- 2010s
2010s
160 births
- 2020s
2020s
126 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 160 births (52% of all-time use).
Milayah decade highlights
- Peak decade 160 births
- Runner-up 126 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Milayah's data
- Milayah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (160 total births) through the 2020s (126) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Milayah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~18 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2007–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Milayah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.
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