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Midas

/ˈmaɪdəs/ · 100% boys · 22 born in 2025

Midas has been given to about 291 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2023, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈmaɪdəs/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 289
Median age today5 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Midas per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2023 · 45
  • Born in 202522
  • All time291

How popular is Midas?

Its best year was 2023, when 45 babies were given the name, ranking 2833rd. The typical living American called Midas is about 5 years old today.

Names that sound like Midas

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Silas0.70
  2. Micah0.60
  3. Milan0.60
  4. Mika0.60
  5. Mikah0.60
  6. Sylas0.58
  7. Matias0.57
  8. Miles0.56

Middle names for Midas

Ranked by flow score
  1. Midas John0.77
  2. Midas Lee0.77
  3. Midas Dean0.76
  4. Midas Bryce0.76
  5. Midas Ross0.76
  6. Midas Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Midas

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Elowensister · 0.88
  2. Xylasister · 0.88
  3. Asaiahbrother · 0.87
  4. Azaiahbrother · 0.87
  5. Ryattbrother · 0.87
  6. Alaiyasister · 0.86

Where Midas is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Midas Anderson0.74
    2. Midas White0.72
    3. Midas Reyes0.72
    4. Midas Nguyen0.72
    5. Midas Lee0.72
    6. Midas Hill0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Midas

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.