Girls' name · since 1965
Miya
8,071 babies named Miya in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,898 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,679 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,071
- born since 1965
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Miya is the #1679 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 8,071 recorded since 1965.
Social Security Administration records show Miya recorded 8,071 times among girls since 1965, holding rank #1679 nationally today, ahead of 90% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 2025.
- #1,898 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,679 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 8,071 born since 1965
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Miya ranks #1,898 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,679 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 8,071 born since 1965, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,898 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,679 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,071
- born since 1965
- 2010s
- peak decade
Miya's 8,071 recorded births place it above 97.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
40 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Miya compares
8,071 Top 11% higher than 89% of 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
Miya's all-time total is 21x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Miya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8,071 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 319 | 21 | 19,840 |
Miya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Miya's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 86% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 14%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1969, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 319, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Miya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 319
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Miya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,637 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Miya's strongest decade.
2,637 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Miya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 28
1960s
28 births
- 1970s 209
1970s
209 births
- 1980s 420
1980s
420 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,185 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,543 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,637 births
- 2020s 1,049
2020s
1,049 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,637 births (33% of all-time use).
How Miya compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Miya's total volume
Miya by state
Where Miya concentrates geographically, total births since 1965
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,039 | 12.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 549 | 6.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 395 | 4.9% |
| #4 | Florida | | 381 | 4.7% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 326 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 294 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 269 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 224 | 2.8% |
1,039 of 8,071 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 40 reporting states.
Miya appears in 40 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Miya's data
- Miya's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (2,637 total births) through the 2020s (1,049) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Miyas (1,039 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Miya
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Miya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~60 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, 1965–2025 (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 Miya 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.