How Many People Are Named Midas?
people named Midas are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,182,646 people in the US has this name
Based on 291 babies named Midas in Social Security records from 2011 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
45 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Meaning unknown. In Greek myth Midas was a king of Phrygia in Asia Minor. He was granted a wish by the god Dionysos - that everything he touch be turned to gold.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Midas in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Midas alive today is about 5 years old, and 100% are under 30. Half of them were between 2 and 8 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Midas first appears in the records in 2011 and was given most often in 2023, to 45 babies. In 2025, 22 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 2011 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Midas has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #2,832, in 2023. In 2025 it ranked #4,643.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #4,643 |
| Best rank | #2,832 (2023) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,555 in the 2020s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Midas alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Midas were born in California than in any other state: about 19 of those alive today.
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