How Many People Are Named Miah?
An estimated 9,329 people in the United States have the first name Miah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Miah peaked in popularity in 2012 with 499 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Miah as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Miah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Miah is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 16, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
9,329
About 1 in 36,741 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2012
499 births
Total Registered
9,445
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Miah
Miah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 9,445 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Miah as a male name
Ranked #12,117 in 2003
5 male births in 2003
Peak: 1999 (5 births)
Miah as a female name
Ranked #1,080 in 2024
229 female births in 2024
Peak: 2012 (499 births)
Miah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Miah span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 4,284 babies were registered. Miah has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Miah by Decade
How has Miah tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Miah by State
Birth registrations for Miah span all 40 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Rhode Island, North Dakota, South Carolina. On average, about 186 Miahs were registered per state.
Miah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Miah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Miah
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Miah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Miah?
We estimate approximately 9,329 people named Miah are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 36,741 Americans share this first name.
Is Miah a common name?
Miah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 9,445 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Miah most popular?
Miah reached peak popularity in 2012, when 499 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Miah is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Miah a female name?
Miah is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Miah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Miah Smith, Miah Johnson, Miah Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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