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
Milagros's 10,474 recorded births place it above 97.77% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
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
- Peak year (2008)
- 409
- Annual births at peak, across 93 years of records
Currently ranks #1541 among girls.
10,474 total births across 93 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2008 with 409 births in a single year.
Milagros popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1962 (Milagros as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Milagros accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
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
- 1930s 27
1930s
27 births
- 1940s 175
1940s
175 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,210 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,594 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,184 births
- 1980s
1980s
842 births
- 1990s 763
1990s
763 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,985 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,777 births
- 2020s
2020s
917 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,985 births (19% of all-time use).
Milagros decade highlights
- Peak decade 1,985 births
- Runner-up 1,777 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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 by state
Where Milagros concentrates geographically, total births since 1933
| 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% |
3,957 of 10,474 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- New York 37.8% of nationwide
- California 12.9% of nationwide
- Texas 10.0% of nationwide
- New Jersey 5.6% of nationwide
- Florida 5.5% of nationwide
Recorded in 28 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 37.8% of all recorded births nationwide - a strong regional concentration for this name.
Milagros appears in 28 states. Explore state details →
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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.
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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.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~92 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, 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.
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