Girls' name · since 1971
Myriah
Myriah has 1,980 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,734 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,980
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Myriah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,980 recorded since 1971.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Myriah has been recorded 1,980 times among girls since 1971, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2024.
- #4,734 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,980 born since 1971
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Myriah ranks #4,734 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,980 born since 1971, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,734 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,980
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Myriah's 1,980 recorded births place it above 93.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Myriah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Myriah splits its recorded history at 1998: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1973 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 132 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Myriah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2024
- Peak year (1991)
- 132
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Myriah by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (792 births, 40% of the file).
1990s was Myriah's strongest decade.
792 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Myriah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 175
1970s
175 births
- 1980s 275
1980s
275 births
- 1990s
1990s
792 births
- 2000s
2000s
431 births
- 2010s 264
2010s
264 births
- 2020s 43
2020s
43 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 792 births (40% of all-time use).
How Myriah 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 Myriah's total volume
Myriah by state
Where Myriah concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 161 | 8.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 123 | 6.2% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 27 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 25 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Florida | | 23 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 15 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Washington | | 15 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 13 | 0.7% |
161 of 1,980 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Myriah appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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- Myriah's decade-level peak was the 1990s (792 total births); usage has since declined to 43 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Myriahs (161 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Myriah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1971–2024 (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 Myriah 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.