Miami comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning City in southeastern Florida..
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How popular is Miami?
2021peak year
Miami first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1922. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2021, 20 babies received the name (ranked #6090). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #8654), with roughly 14 babies named Miami each year. Miami's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 337 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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