Recorded 1981–2006 Girls' name Peak 1983 16 births

Mirabai — girls' name

16 babies named Mirabai in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s112000s5
1980s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Mirabai was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

6 babies were named Mirabai in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mirabai

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Mirabai between 1981 and 2006, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mirabai currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mirabai performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Mirabai shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Mirabai in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mirabai 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 16 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.

Mirabai at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

16

Since 1981

26 years of records

Peak year

1983

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1981

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2006

Mirabai popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1981

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1983)
6
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
4.555.566.5 200619831981 5

Mirabai by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
11 births that decade — 69% of Mirabai's all-time total
1980s112000s5

Mirabai by state

Where Mirabai concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Mirabai
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 31.3%
California share of Mirabai's total US births 31.3%

5 of 16 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mirabai?
16 babies have been named Mirabai since 1981. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1983 with 6 births.
When was Mirabai most popular?
Mirabai was most popular in the 1980s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
Where is Mirabai most popular?
The top states for the name Mirabai are California (5 births).
How long has the name Mirabai been used?
Mirabai has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 26 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Mirabai?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Miriam, Miranda, Miracle, Mira, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1981–2006 (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.