boy's name
Midas
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 301
Midas is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 22 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2023, when 45 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 150,716 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2011.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Midas over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2010s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2010s | 102 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 189 |
How popular is Midas?
In 2025, Midas was given to 22 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Midas is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Midas
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Midas also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Midas over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Midas
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Midas — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Midas
How popular is the name Midas?
In 2025, Midas was given to 22 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Midas a girl's or a boy's name?
Midas is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Midas?
Midas has 2 syllables.
When was Midas most popular?
Midas peaked in 2023, when 45 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Midas a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Midas currently ranks #2,847 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.