Total births
58
Girls' name · since 1978
Myda
58 babies named Myda in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 58
- total births
- 1978–1993
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 59%
- born in that decade
58 girls have been named Myda since 1978, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Myda has 58 recorded births among girls since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 1993.
- 58 total births
- 1978–1993 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 59% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
58 girls have been named Myda since 1978, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1993.
- 58
- total births
- 1978–1993
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 59%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
59% of everyone ever named Myda was born in this single decade.
1987
Single peak year
10 babies were named Myda in 1987 - its busiest year on record.
Myda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Myda splits its recorded history at 1986: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1980 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1987 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Myda at a glance
Last recorded 1993Peak year
1987
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1978
Myda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1993
- Peak year (1987)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Myda by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Myda's strongest decade.
34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Myda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s
1980s
34 births
- 1990s
1990s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 34 births (59% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Myda? ▼
Since 1978, Social Security records show 58 babies named Myda. The most recent recorded year was 1993. Its busiest year on record was 1987, with 10 births.
When was Myda most popular? ▼
Myda was most popular in the 1980s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Myda been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Myda since 1978 -- 16 years through the most recent 1993 data.
What to do with Myda's data
- Myda's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (34 total births) through the 1990s (17) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1978–1993 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Cite this page
NameAlmanac Editorial. "Myda: Baby Name Since 1978 - 58 Births, Peak 1987." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/myda. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Myda 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 July 2026.