Michiah
The Story of Michiah
As a girl name
American parents first put Michiah on the record books as a girl name in 2001, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2004, when 12 Michiahs were born — ranking #8,716 that year. About 76% of every Michiah on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Michiah last appeared in the published SSA data in 2012, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 88 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Michiah as a boy name dates back to 1997, when 5 babies received it. 2005 was its biggest year on record, with 10 newborns named Michiah — #7,096 in the national rankings. About 85% of every Michiah on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Michiah last appeared in the published SSA data in 2021, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 66 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Michiah
Michiah is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2001 and has accumulated 88 births in the dataset. Michiah's peak popularity came in 2004 when it ranked #8,716. Use the chart and map above to compare Michiah's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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