Girls' name · since 1975
Myah
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 10,249 babies named Myah, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,639 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,752 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,249
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
10,249 babies have been named Myah since 1975, making it today's #1752 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Myah recorded 10,249 times among girls since 1975, holding rank #1752 nationally today, ahead of 90% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #1,639 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,752 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 10,249 born since 1975
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Myah ranks #1,639 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,752 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 10,249 born since 1975, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,639 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,752 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,249
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
Myah's 10,249 recorded births place it above 97.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
47 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Myah compares
10,249 Top 9% higher than 91% 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
Myah's all-time total is 27x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Myah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 10,249 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 510 | 21 | 19,840 |
Myah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Myah's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 86% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 14%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1975, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 510, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Myah popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 510
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Myah popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 2004 (Myah as boys' name)
Myah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (4,144 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Myah's strongest decade.
4,144 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Myah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 43
1970s
43 births
- 1980s 106
1980s
106 births
- 1990s 982
1990s
982 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,918 births
- 2010s
2010s
4,144 births
- 2020s 1,056
2020s
1,056 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 4,144 births (40% of all-time use).
How Myah 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 Myah's total volume
Myah by state
Where Myah concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 798 | 7.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 728 | 7.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 571 | 5.6% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 542 | 5.3% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 484 | 4.7% |
| #6 | New York | | 469 | 4.6% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 446 | 4.4% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 409 | 4.0% |
798 of 10,249 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 47 reporting states.
Myah appears in 47 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Myah's data
- Myah's decade-level peak was the 2010s (4,144 total births); usage has since declined to 1,056 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Myahs (798 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 Myah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Myah 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.