Girls' name · since 1922
Miami
Since 1922, U.S. Social Security records show 343 babies named Miami, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,814 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,421 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 343
- born since 1922
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Miami is the #8421 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 343 recorded since 1922.
Miami has 343 recorded births among girls since 1922, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8421 as of the latest data, more common than 51% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 2025.
- #14,814 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,421 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 343 born since 1922
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Miami ranks #14,814 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,421 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 343 born since 1922, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,814 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,421 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 343
- born since 1922
- 2010s
- peak decade
Miami's 343 recorded births place it above 79.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Miami compares
343 48th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Miami's all-time total is 9% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Miami | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 343 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 21 | 19,840 |
Miami's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Miami splits its recorded history at 2009: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1936 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Miami popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 104 years of records
Miami popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 2022 (Miami as boys' name)
Miami by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (123 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Miami's strongest decade.
123 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Miami births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 13
1920s
13 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1990s 24
1990s
24 births
- 2000s
2000s
99 births
- 2010s
2010s
123 births
- 2020s
2020s
79 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 123 births (36% of all-time use).
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What to do with Miami's data
- Miami's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (123 total births) through the 2020s (79) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Miami: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~103 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1922–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Miami draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.