US rank #380 Girls' name Peak 2024 14,166 births

Mira — #380 US girls' name

14,166 babies named Mira in U.S. Social Security records since 1887, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s161890s391900s191910s921920s1001930s1041940s1691950s3411960s3381970s3861980s4391990s9022000s25952010s51222020s3504
#380
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 98% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Mira was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

820 babies were named Mira in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mira

The Social Security Administration has registered 14,166 babies named Mira between 1887 and 2024, spanning 138 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mira currently holds the #380 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 820 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mira performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 5,122 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Mira shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,875 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Mira in 41 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mira 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 14,166 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.

Mira at a glance

Top 1,000 girls' name

Total births

14,166

Since 1887

138 years of records

Peak year

2024

820 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#380

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1887

Recorded for 138 years

Last year on file: 2024

Mira popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1887

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2024)
820
Annual births at peak — across 138 years of records
-20002004006008001,000 202420081992197619601944192819121887 5

Mira popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 1988 (Mira as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1988 5

Mira by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
5,122 births that decade — 36% of Mira's all-time total
1880s161890s391900s191910s921920s1001930s1041940s1691950s3411960s3381970s3861980s4391990s9022000s25952010s51222020s3504

Mira by state

Where Mira concentrates geographically — total births since 1887

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Mira
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
1,875 13.2%
#2 New York
922 6.5%
#3 Illinois
667 4.7%
#4 Michigan
654 4.6%
#5 Texas
653 4.6%
#6 Pennsylvania
561 4.0%
#7 Ohio
525 3.7%
#8 Washington
501 3.5%
California share of Mira's total US births 13.2%
Even split

1,875 of 14,166 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.

Mira appears in 41 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mira?
14,166 babies have been named Mira since 1887. It currently ranks #380 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 820 births.
When was Mira most popular?
Mira was most popular in the 2010s decade with 5,122 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Mira most popular?
The top states for the name Mira are California (1,875 births), New York (922 births), Illinois (667 births).
How long has the name Mira been used?
Mira has been recorded in Social Security data since 1887, spanning 138 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Mira?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Miriam, Miranda, Miracle, Mireya, 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, 1887–2024 (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.