Girls' name · since 1887
Mira
15,096 babies named Mira in U.S. Social Security records since 1887, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,279 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #335 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 15,096
- born since 1887
- 2010s
- peak decade
15,096 babies have been named Mira since 1887, making it today's #335 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Mira recorded 15,096 times among girls since 1887, holding rank #335 nationally today, ahead of 98% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1887 to 2025.
- #1,279 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #335 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 15,096 born since 1887
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mira ranks #1,279 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #335 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 15,096 born since 1887, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,279 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #335 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 15,096
- born since 1887
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mira's 15,096 recorded births place it above 98.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
42 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Mira compares
15,096 Top 8% higher than 92% 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
Mira's all-time total is 40x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mira | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 15,096 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 916 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mira's SSA record in two at 1963 and the more recent half accounts for 94% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 6%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1887, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 916, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mira popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1887–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 916
- Annual births at peak, across 139 years of records
Mira popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1988 (Mira as boys' name)
Mira by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (5,123 births, 34% of the file).
2010s was Mira's strongest decade.
5,123 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Mira births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 16
1880s
16 births
- 1890s 39
1890s
39 births
- 1900s 19
1900s
19 births
- 1910s 92
1910s
92 births
- 1920s 100
1920s
100 births
- 1930s 104
1930s
104 births
- 1940s 169
1940s
169 births
- 1950s 341
1950s
341 births
- 1960s 338
1960s
338 births
- 1970s 386
1970s
386 births
- 1980s 439
1980s
439 births
- 1990s 902
1990s
902 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,595 births
- 2010s
2010s
5,123 births
- 2020s
2020s
4,433 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 5,123 births (34% of all-time use).
How Mira 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 Mira's total volume
Mira by state
Where Mira concentrates geographically, total births since 1887
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,015 | 13.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 982 | 6.5% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 709 | 4.7% |
| #4 | Texas | | 709 | 4.7% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 708 | 4.7% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 601 | 4.0% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 555 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Washington | | 550 | 3.6% |
2,015 of 15,096 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 42 reporting states.
Mira appears in 42 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Mira's data
- Mira's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (5,123 total births) through the 2020s (4,433) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Miras (2,015 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mira: 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 (~138 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, 1887–2025 (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 Mira 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.