US rank #7733 Girls' name Peak 2012 884 births

Myiah — #7733 US girls' name

884 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.

1990s1182000s3052010s3952020s66
#7733
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 56% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Myiah was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

68 babies were named Myiah in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Myiah

The Social Security Administration has registered 884 babies named Myiah between 1990 and 2024, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Myiah currently holds the #7733 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 68 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Myiah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 395 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Myiah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 22 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Myiah in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Myiah 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 884 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.

Myiah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

884

Since 1990

35 years of records

Peak year

2012

68 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,733

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1990

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2024

Myiah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1990

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
68
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
020406080 20242019201420092004199919941990 6

Myiah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
395 births that decade — 45% of Myiah's all-time total
1990s1182000s3052010s3952020s66

Myiah by state

Where Myiah concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Myiah
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%
Ohio share of Myiah's total US births 2.5%
Even split

22 of 884 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Myiah?
884 babies have been named Myiah since 1990. It currently ranks #7733 among girls. The peak year was 2012 with 68 births.
When was Myiah most popular?
Myiah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 395 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Myiah most popular?
The top states for the name Myiah are Ohio (22 births), Texas (17 births), California (11 births).
How long has the name Myiah been used?
Myiah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 35 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Myiah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Myia, Myisha, Myiesha, Myishia, and 3 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, 1990–2024 (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.