Girls' name · since 1933

Milagros

Milagros has 10,474 recorded births since 1933 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#1,610 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#1,541 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
10,474
born since 1933
2000s
peak decade

Milagros currently ranks #1541 among girls' names in America, with 10,474 babies recorded since 1933.

Milagros has 10,474 recorded births among girls since 1933, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1541 as of the latest data, more common than 91% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1933 to 2025.

  • #1,610 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #1,541 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 10,474 born since 1933
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Milagros ranks #1,610 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,541 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 10,474 born since 1933, peaking in the 2000s.

#1,610 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#1,541 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
10,474
born since 1933
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%91%
Milagros vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Milagros's 10,474 recorded births place it above 97.77% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

28 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

28 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.

How Milagros compares

10,474 Top 9% higher than 91% of 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

Milagros's all-time total is 28x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Milagros Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 10,474 376 567,345
Peak-year births 409 21 19,840

Milagros's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Milagros's SSA record in two at 1981 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1937, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 409, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Milagros popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1933–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
409
Annual births at peak, across 93 years of records
0100200300400500 193319481960197219841996200820202025 137

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

2000s is the heaviest window (1,985 births, 19% of the file).

2000s was Milagros's strongest decade.

1,985 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.

Milagros births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,985 births (19% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Milagros compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Milagros's total volume

Milagros vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 406080100120140160 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -146, 3.3%-93, 3.9%-146, 2.8%-66, 3.7%-146, 3.3%-63, 4.9%-146, 1.8%-116, 3.7%-146, 2.1%-60, 7.7%-96, 4.8%-146, 4.9%-64, 7.2%-69, 4.8%-72, 12.6%Milagros-93, 3.9%Milagros
Milagros vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

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
3,957 37.8%
#2 California
1,352 12.9%
#3 Texas
1,050 10.0%
#4 New Jersey
585 5.6%
#5 Florida
580 5.5%
#6 Illinois
383 3.7%
#7 North Carolina
128 1.2%
#8 Pennsylvania
98 0.9%
New York share of Milagros's total US births 37.8%
Even split

3,957 of 10,474 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?
10,474 babies have been named Milagros since 1933. All-time, it sits at #1,610 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #1,541 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2008 with 409 births.
Where does Milagros sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Milagros ranks #1,610 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,541 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Milagros most popular?
Milagros was most popular in the 2000s decade with 1,985 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Milagros most popular?
The top states for the name Milagros are New York (3,957 births), California (1,352 births), Texas (1,050 births).
How long has the name Milagros been used?
Milagros has been recorded in Social Security data since 1933, spanning 93 years of data through 2025.
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.

What to do with Milagros's data

  • Milagros's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (1,985 total births) through the 2020s (917) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • New York records the most Milagross (3,957 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Milagros

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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Milagros

Names with a similar popularity rank to Milagros

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Milagros: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1933–2025 (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 Milagros 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.