Girls' name · since 1958
Miyoshi
Miyoshi has 311 recorded births since 1958 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1971 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,596 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 311
- born since 1958
- 1970s
- peak decade
Miyoshi sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 311 recorded since 1958.
Miyoshi has 311 recorded births among girls since 1958, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1958 to 1994.
- #15,596 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 311 born since 1958
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Miyoshi ranks #15,596 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 311 born since 1958, peaking in the 1970s.
- #15,596 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 311
- born since 1958
- 1970s
- peak decade
Miyoshi's 311 recorded births place it above 78.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Miyoshi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Miyoshi splits its recorded history at 1976: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1985 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1971 peak of 28 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Miyoshi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–1994
- Peak year (1971)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Miyoshi by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (161 births, 52% of the file).
1970s was Miyoshi's strongest decade.
161 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Miyoshi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 28
1950s
28 births
- 1960s 38
1960s
38 births
- 1970s
1970s
161 births
- 1980s
1980s
67 births
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 161 births (52% of all-time use).
Miyoshi by state
Where Miyoshi concentrates geographically, total births since 1958
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 5 | 1.6% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 5 | 1.6% |
5 of 311 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Miyoshi's decade-level peak was the 1970s (161 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Miyoshis (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Miyoshi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1958–1994 (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 Miyoshi 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.