Girls' name · since 1913

Miyoko

636 babies named Miyoko in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#10,151 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#6,138 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
636
born since 1913
1920s
peak decade

Miyoko currently ranks #6138 among girls' names in America, with 636 babies recorded since 1913.

Miyoko has 636 recorded births among girls since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6138 as of the latest data, more common than 65% of girls, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2025.

  • #10,151 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #6,138 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 636 born since 1913
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Miyoko ranks #10,151 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,138 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 636 born since 1913, peaking in the 1920s.

#10,151 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#6,138 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
636
born since 1913
1920s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%64.5%
Miyoko vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Miyoko's 636 recorded births place it above 85.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

3 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.

How Miyoko compares

636 Top 40% higher than 60% 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

Miyoko's all-time total is 69% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Miyoko Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 636 376 567,345
Peak-year births 39 21 19,840

Miyoko's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Miyoko splits its recorded history at 1935: 27% of all births land in the more recent half, 73% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1913 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1924 peak of 39 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Miyoko popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1924)
39
Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
01020304050 191319191925193119392000201120232025 19

Miyoko by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (292 births, 46% of the file).

1920s was Miyoko's strongest decade.

292 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.

Miyoko births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 292 births (46% of all-time use).

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

How Miyoko 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 Miyoko's total volume

Miyoko vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20%25% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -28, 8.3%-75, 2.8%-35, 4.9%-140, 3.1%-51, 5.8%-18, 21.1%-41, 7.7%-27, 6.3%-29, 5.7%-28, 5.8%-120, 4.4%-42, 3.9%-34, 6.3%-38, 5.5%-31, 5.8%Miyoko-113, 6.1%Miyoko
Miyoko vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Miyoko by state

Where Miyoko concentrates geographically, total births since 1913

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Miyoko
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
229 36.0%
#2 California
144 22.6%
#3 Washington
11 1.7%
Hawaii share of Miyoko's total US births 36.0%
Even split

229 of 636 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Miyoko?
Since 1913, Social Security records show 636 babies named Miyoko. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #10,151 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #6,138 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 1924, with 39 births.
Where does Miyoko sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Miyoko ranks #10,151 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,138 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Miyoko most popular?
Miyoko was most popular in the 1920s decade with 292 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
Where is Miyoko most popular?
The top states for the name Miyoko are Hawaii (229 births), California (144 births), Washington (11 births).
How long has the name Miyoko been used?
Records for Miyoko go back to 1913, giving 113 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Miyoko?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Miya, Miyah, Miyana, Miyanna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Miyoko's data

  • Miyoko's decade-level peak was the 1920s (292 total births); usage has since declined to 50 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Hawaii records the most Miyokos (229 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.

Keep exploring Miyoko

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Miyoko: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1913–2025 (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 Miyoko 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.