Midas

♂ Boy

Pronounced MY-dəs /ˈmaɪ.dəs/High

Meaning: The Phrygian king of the golden touch — etymology pre-Greek and uncertainLow

In 30 seconds: Everything he touches: Midas turned wishes to bullion and lunch to regret — myth's best cautionary portfolio. Golden anyway.

Origin MediumGreek, Phrygian

MeaningThe Phrygian king of the golden touch — etymology pre-Greek and uncertain

U.S. rank (2025)#4644 ↘ Falling

2025 U.S. births22 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)

Peak year2023

Total births (all-time)≈ 291

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

Midas reigned in Phrygia — the golden-touch parable king (pre-Greek etymology uncertain, which we note) — finance's favorite warning.

It registers thinly in records. Rare, gilded at the root, and cautionary-rich.

Did you know? Midas begged the gold removed after gilding his daughter — the Pactolus river still carries the legend's glitter in its sands.

Overall data confidence 70%

References — Midas myth — etymology uncertain

Mydas

★King Midas
Legendary Phrygian king of Greek mythology whose touch turned everything to gold

Atlas— a companion myth-weight

Cassius— the lean-and-hungry Roman

Sterling— the precious-metal modern

Loukas— shares the -as ending

Jonas— another Greek name

What does the name Midas mean?

Midas is the Phrygian golden-touch king; the pre-Greek etymology is uncertain.

How do you pronounce Midas?

It's said MY-dəs /ˈmaɪ.dəs/ — two syllables, stress on the first.

Is Midas a boy or girl name?

Midas is a boy's name.

How popular is Midas?

Midas is a very rare name in the U.S.