Girls' name · since 1912
Miyako
178 babies named Miyako in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #21,032 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 178
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Miyako sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 178 recorded since 1912.
Social Security Administration records show Miyako recorded 178 times among girls since 1912, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2023.
- #21,032 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 178 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Miyako ranks #21,032 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 178 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #21,032 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 178
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Miyako's 178 recorded births place it above 70.9% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
Miyako's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Miyako's full recorded timeline at 1994, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1912, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1922 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Miyako popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2023
- Peak year (1922)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Miyako by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (62 births, 35% of the file).
1920s was Miyako's strongest decade.
62 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Miyako births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 18
1910s
18 births
- 1920s
1920s
62 births
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
- 2000s
2000s
28 births
- 2010s
2010s
27 births
- 2020s 18
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 62 births (35% of all-time use).
Miyako by state
Where Miyako concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 25 | 14.0% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 2.8% |
25 of 178 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Miyako's data
- Miyako's decade-level peak was the 1920s (62 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Hawaii records the most Miyakos (25 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Hawaii names
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 Miyako: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1912–2023 (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 Miyako 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.