Girls' name · since 1991

Miryah

Miryah has 71 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

71
total births
1991–2013
years on record
1990s
peak decade
48%
born in that decade

Miryah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 71 recorded since 1991.

Miryah has 71 recorded births among girls since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2013.

  • 71 total births
  • 1991–2013 years on record
  • 1990s peak decade
  • 48% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Miryah's 71 recorded births place it above 57% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Miryah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Miryah splits its recorded history at 2002: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1992 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Miryah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2013

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1991)
9
Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
45678910 199119921993199419951996200220032005200720082013 6

Miryah by decade

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

1990s was Miryah's strongest decade.

34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.

Miryah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 34 births (48% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Miryah?
Miryah has been given to 71 babies in the U.S. since 1991, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2013. 9 babies were born in 1991, its single highest year.
When was Miryah most popular?
Miryah was most popular in the 1990s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Miryah been used?
Records for Miryah go back to 1991, giving 23 years of history through 2013.
What names are similar to Miryah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Miriam, Miranda, Miracle, Mira, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Miryah's data

  • Miryah's decade-level peak was the 1990s (34 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1991–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Miryah: Baby Name Since 1991 - 71 Births, Peak 1991." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/miryah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Miryah 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 July 2026.