Recorded 1958–1994 Girls' name Peak 1971 311 births

Miyoshi — girls' name

311 babies named Miyoshi in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s281960s381970s1611980s671990s17
1970s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Miyoshi was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

28 babies were named Miyoshi in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Miyoshi

The Social Security Administration has registered 311 babies named Miyoshi between 1958 and 1994, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Miyoshi currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Miyoshi performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 161 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Miyoshi shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Miyoshi in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Miyoshi 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 311 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.

Miyoshi at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

311

Since 1958

37 years of records

Peak year

1971

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1958

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 1994

Miyoshi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1958

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1971)
28
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
0102030 19941986198219771973196919621958 20

Miyoshi by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
161 births that decade — 52% of Miyoshi's all-time total
1950s281960s381970s1611980s671990s17

Miyoshi by state

Where Miyoshi concentrates geographically — total births since 1958

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Miyoshi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
5 1.6%
#2 North Carolina
5 1.6%
Louisiana share of Miyoshi's total US births 1.6%
Even split

5 of 311 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Miyoshi?
311 babies have been named Miyoshi since 1958. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1971 with 28 births.
When was Miyoshi most popular?
Miyoshi was most popular in the 1970s decade with 161 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
Where is Miyoshi most popular?
The top states for the name Miyoshi are Louisiana (5 births), North Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Miyoshi been used?
Miyoshi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1958, spanning 37 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Miyoshi?
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, 1958–1994 (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.