Recorded 1915–2008 Girls' name Peak 1924 62 births

Miyo — girls' name

62 babies named Miyo in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s181920s372000s7
1920s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Miyo was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

12 babies were named Miyo in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Miyo

The Social Security Administration has registered 62 babies named Miyo between 1915 and 2008, spanning 94 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Miyo currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Miyo performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 37 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Miyo shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 13 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Miyo in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Miyo 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 62 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.

Miyo at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

62

Since 1915

94 years of records

Peak year

1924

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1915

Recorded for 94 years

Last year on file: 2008

Miyo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1915

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1924)
12
Annual births at peak — across 94 years of records
468101214 200819291927192519241920191919171915 6

Miyo by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
37 births that decade — 60% of Miyo's all-time total
1910s181920s372000s7

Miyo by state

Where Miyo concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Miyo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
13 21.0%
California share of Miyo's total US births 21.0%

13 of 62 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Miyo?
62 babies have been named Miyo since 1915. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1924 with 12 births.
When was Miyo most popular?
Miyo was most popular in the 1920s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
Where is Miyo most popular?
The top states for the name Miyo are California (13 births).
How long has the name Miyo been used?
Miyo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 94 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Miyo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Miya, Miyah, Miyana, Miyoko, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1915–2008 (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.