Midas
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- MY-das
- Origin
- Greek
- US rank, 2025
- #4,538 for boys
Midas is a boys' name of Greek origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,538th for boys in the US (22 babies).
What does Midas mean?
Greek: Phrygian king's name, known through Greek myth
In Greek myth King Midas of Phrygia was granted the power to turn all he touched to gold.
Is Midas a girl's or a boy's name?
Midas is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 22 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Midas in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,538th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 22 about 1 in 78,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 76% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 22 boys in the US were named Midas, making it the 4,538th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,808th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 45 boys. It first appears in the records in 2011.
2025 had fewer boys named Midas than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Midas in the US since 1880 were born between 2017 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Midas in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | #4,538 |
| 2024 | 28 | #3,894 |
| 2023 | 45 | #2,804 |
| 2022 | 38 | #3,149 |
| 2021 | 29 | #3,736 |
| 2020 | 27 | #3,808 |
| 2019 | 13 | #6,401 |
| 2018 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2017 | 16 | #5,522 |
| 2016 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2015 | 15 | #5,742 |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,043 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 12 | #6,620 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
Names like Midas
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Musa, Zahir, Zamir, Khaza, Zayan, Musab, Zayd, Muhammad, Azai, Hamza, Azaiah, Azir
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Midas: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/midas, updated 20 October 2026.