Boys' name · since 1972
Mir
556 babies named Mir in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,401 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,751 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 556
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mir currently ranks #4751 among boys' names in America, with 556 babies recorded since 1972.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mir has been recorded 556 times among boys since 1972, currently ranked #4751 nationally and more common than 66% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #7,401 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,751 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 556 born since 1972
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mir ranks #7,401 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,751 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 556 born since 1972, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,401 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,751 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 556
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mir's 556 recorded births place it above 83.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Mir compares
556 Top 42% higher than 58% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Mir's all-time total is 51% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mir | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 556 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 34 | 22,252 |
Mir's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mir's full recorded timeline at 2003, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mir popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Mir by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (151 births, 27% of the file).
2010s was Mir's strongest decade.
151 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Mir births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 21
1970s
21 births
- 1980s 45
1980s
45 births
- 1990s
1990s
102 births
- 2000s
2000s
135 births
- 2010s
2010s
151 births
- 2020s
2020s
102 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 151 births (27% of all-time use).
How Mir compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Mir's total volume
Mir by state
Where Mir concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
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What to do with Mir's data
- Mir's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (151 total births) through the 2020s (102) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Mirs (20 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 Mir: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Mir 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.