Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2012

Miah

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,490 Trend ↓ Falling 30%

Anglicized from Bengali মিঞা (mĩa /⁠mĩa⁠/), itself borrowed from Classical Persian میان (miyān).

Rank 2025
#1,490
among girls · ↓406 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
144
named Miah · -37% vs 2024
How common
1 in 11,162
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2012
499 babies
All-time total
9,593
#1,723 all-time among girls
First recorded
1974
in Social Security records

Miah popularity over time

9,593 babies have been named Miah since 1974, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.080.150.230.318801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s 42 – 42 4 – #5,418
1980s 94 – 94 9 +124% #4,872
1990s 792 5 797 80 +748% #1,050
2000s 3,076 5 3,081 308 +287% #697
2010s 4,284 – 4,284 428 +39% #585
2020s (to 2025) 1,295 – 1,295 216 -50% #1,058

Where Miah is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 134 0.08 outside top 500
2027 127 0.08 outside top 500
2028 120 0.07 outside top 500
2029 115 0.07 outside top 500
2030 111 0.07 outside top 500

Where Miah is most popular

Girls named Miah per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.131 per 1,000. Strongest in Rhode Island, Florida, and Massachusetts.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Miah born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Rhode Island 5 0.399 +206%
Florida 102 0.238 +82%
Massachusetts 28 0.232 +77%
New Mexico 5 0.206 +57%
California 172 0.205 +57%
Arizona 27 0.192 +47%
Indiana 24 0.171 +31%
New York 64 0.162 +24%
Texas 121 0.150 +15%
Pennsylvania 30 0.127 ≈ national
Illinois 28 0.122 -6%
Georgia 25 0.110 -16%
Ohio 25 0.105 -19%
Michigan 19 0.104 -20%
Washington 11 0.076 -42%
North Carolina 16 0.070 -46%
Oklahoma 5 0.068 -48%
New Jersey 12 0.066 -49%
Colorado 6 0.054 -59%
Missouri 5 0.041 -68%
Tennessee 5 0.032 -76%
Virginia 5 0.029 -78%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Nevada – – –
Oregon – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Miah

Miah is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,490 in 2025 with 144 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1974, 9,593 American babies have been named Miah. Its peak came in 2012, when 499 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Miah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Miah?

The median living Miah is about 14 years old; half are between 9 and 20. An estimated 9,500 people named Miah are alive in the United States today.

median 14 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Miah year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 144 #1,490 – –
2024 229 #1,084 – –
2023 222 #1,113 – –
2022 231 #1,085 – –
2021 234 #1,072 – –
2020 235 #1,058 – –
2019 309 #867 – –
2018 331 #820 – –
2017 344 #798 – –
2016 477 #628 – –
2015 470 #615 – –
2014 463 #621 – –
2013 488 #585 – –
2012 499 #585 – –
2011 492 #586 – –
2010 411 #697 – –
2009 417 #697 – –
2008 376 #781 – –
2007 361 #797 – –
2006 359 #767 – –
2005 347 #765 – –
2004 255 #946 – –
2003 280 #864 5 #12,117
2002 280 #834 – –
2001 219 #982 – –
2000 182 #1,126 – –
1995 58 #2,301 – –
1990 27 #3,871 – –
1985 7 #8,935 – –
1980 13 #5,436 – –
1975 5 #10,029 – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
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1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Miah, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Miah?

The median living Miah is about 14 years old. Half of all living Miahs are between 9 and 20 years old.

How many people named Miah are alive today?

An estimated 9,500 people named Miah are alive in the United States, based on 9,593 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Miah mean?

Anglicized from Bengali মিঞা (mĩa /⁠mĩa⁠/), itself borrowed from Classical Persian میان (miyān).

How popular is the name Miah in 2025?

Miah ranked #1,490 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 144 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Miah?

9,593 babies have been named Miah in the United States since 1974, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Miah most popular?

Miah peaked in 2012, when 499 newborns received the name.

Is Miah a boy or girl name?

Miah is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Miah rising or falling?

Miah is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Miah become more popular?

Miah is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 111 girls named Miah in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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