US rank #7022 Girls' name Peak 2011 424 births

Mileah — #7022 US girls' name

424 babies named Mileah in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s482000s1182010s1992020s59
#7022
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 60% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Mileah was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

28 babies were named Mileah in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mileah

The Social Security Administration has registered 424 babies named Mileah between 1990 and 2024, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mileah currently holds the #7022 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mileah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 199 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Mileah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Mileah in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mileah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 424 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Mileah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

424

Since 1990

35 years of records

Peak year

2011

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,022

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1990

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2024

Mileah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1990

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
28
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
0102030 202420202016201220082004200019951990 9

Mileah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
199 births that decade — 47% of Mileah's all-time total
1990s482000s1182010s1992020s59

Mileah by state

Where Mileah concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Mileah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
7 1.7%
California share of Mileah's total US births 1.7%

7 of 424 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mileah?
424 babies have been named Mileah since 1990. It currently ranks #7022 among girls. The peak year was 2011 with 28 births.
When was Mileah most popular?
Mileah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 199 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Mileah most popular?
The top states for the name Mileah are California (7 births).
How long has the name Mileah been used?
Mileah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 35 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Mileah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mildred, Mila, Millie, Miley, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1990–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.