Recorded 1970–2017 Girls' name Peak 2016 60 births

Miwa — girls' name

60 babies named Miwa in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s171980s71990s112010s25
2010s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Miwa was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

8 babies were named Miwa in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Miwa

The Social Security Administration has registered 60 babies named Miwa between 1970 and 2017, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Miwa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Miwa performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Miwa shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Miwa 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 60 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.

Miwa at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

60

Since 1970

48 years of records

Peak year

2016

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1970

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2017

Miwa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1970

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2016)
8
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
456789 2017201620152012199919931980197519741970 5

Miwa by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
25 births that decade — 42% of Miwa's all-time total
1970s171980s71990s112010s25

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Miwa?
60 babies have been named Miwa since 1970. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 2016 with 8 births.
When was Miwa most popular?
Miwa was most popular in the 2010s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Miwa been used?
Miwa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 48 years of data through 2017.

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, 1970–2017 (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.