Girls' name · since 1995
Miyu
Miyu has 240 recorded births since 1995 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,999 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,411 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 240
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
240 babies have been named Miyu since 1995, making it today's #12411 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Miyu has been recorded 240 times among girls since 1995, currently ranked #12411 nationally and more common than 28% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2025.
- #17,999 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,411 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 240 born since 1995
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Miyu ranks #17,999 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,411 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 240 born since 1995, peaking in the 2010s.
- #17,999 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,411 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 240
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Miyu's 240 recorded births place it above 75.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Miyu compares
240 40th percentile among 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
Miyu's all-time total is 36% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Miyu | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 240 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 21 | 19,840 |
Miyu's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Miyu's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2004, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Miyu popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Currently ranks #12411 among girls.
240 total births across 31 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2000 with 16 births in a single year.
Miyu by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (97 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Miyu's strongest decade.
97 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Miyu births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s
2000s
96 births
- 2010s
2010s
97 births
- 2020s 35
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 97 births (40% of all-time use).
Miyu decade highlights
- Peak decade 97 births
- Runner-up 96 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Miyu by state
Where Miyu concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 23 | 9.6% |
23 of 240 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- California 9.6% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 9.6% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Miyu's data
- Miyu's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (97 total births) through the 2020s (35) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Miyus (23 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Miyu: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1995–2025 (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 Miyu 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.
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