US rank #1268 Girls' name Peak 2008 10,333 births

Milagros — #1268 US girls' name

10,333 babies named Milagros in U.S. Social Security records since 1933, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s271940s1751950s12101960s15931970s11841980s8421990s7642000s19842010s17772020s777
#1268
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 93% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

19% of everyone ever named Milagros was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

409 babies were named Milagros in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Milagros

The Social Security Administration has registered 10,333 babies named Milagros between 1933 and 2024, spanning 92 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Milagros currently holds the #1268 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 409 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Milagros performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 1,984 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Milagros shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 3,949 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Milagros in 28 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Milagros in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 10,333 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Milagros at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

10,333

Since 1933

92 years of records

Peak year

2008

409 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#1,268

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1933

Recorded for 92 years

Last year on file: 2024

Milagros popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1933

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
409
Annual births at peak — across 92 years of records
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Milagros popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 1962 (Milagros as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1962 5

Milagros by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
1,984 births that decade — 19% of Milagros's all-time total
1930s271940s1751950s12101960s15931970s11841980s8421990s7642000s19842010s17772020s777

Milagros by state

Where Milagros concentrates geographically — total births since 1933

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Milagros
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
3,949 38.2%
#2 California
1,325 12.8%
#3 Texas
1,021 9.9%
#4 New Jersey
585 5.7%
#5 Florida
571 5.5%
#6 Illinois
377 3.6%
#7 North Carolina
123 1.2%
#8 Pennsylvania
98 0.9%
New York share of Milagros's total US births 38.2%
Even split

3,949 of 10,333 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.

Milagros appears in 28 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Milagros?
10,333 babies have been named Milagros since 1933. It currently ranks #1268 among girls. The peak year was 2008 with 409 births.
When was Milagros most popular?
Milagros was most popular in the 2000s decade with 1,984 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Milagros most popular?
The top states for the name Milagros are New York (3,949 births), California (1,325 births), Texas (1,021 births).
How long has the name Milagros been used?
Milagros has been recorded in Social Security data since 1933, spanning 92 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Milagros?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mildred, Mila, Millie, Miley, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1933–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.