Girls' name · since 1990
Myiah
891 babies named Myiah in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,128 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,341 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 891
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
891 babies have been named Myiah since 1990, making it today's #12341 girls' name.
Myiah has 891 recorded births among girls since 1990, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12341 as of the latest data, more common than 29% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #8,128 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,341 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 891 born since 1990
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Myiah ranks #8,128 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,341 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 891 born since 1990, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,128 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,341 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 891
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Myiah's 891 recorded births place it above 88.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Ohio.
How Myiah compares
891 Top 34% higher than 66% 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
Myiah's all-time total is 137% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Myiah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 891 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 68 | 21 | 19,840 |
Myiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Myiah's full recorded timeline at 2008, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2023, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 68 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Myiah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 68
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Myiah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (395 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Myiah's strongest decade.
395 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Myiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 118
1990s
118 births
- 2000s
2000s
305 births
- 2010s
2010s
395 births
- 2020s 73
2020s
73 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 395 births (44% of all-time use).
How Myiah 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 Myiah's total volume
Myiah by state
Where Myiah concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 22 | 2.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 17 | 1.9% |
| #3 | California | | 11 | 1.2% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 11 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Florida | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.6% |
22 of 891 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Myiah's data
- Myiah's decade-level peak was the 2010s (395 total births); usage has since declined to 73 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Myiahs (22 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio 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 Myiah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1990–2025 (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 Myiah 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.