Girls' name · since 1960
Miracle
Since 1960, U.S. Social Security records show 21,471 babies named Miracle, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,019 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #491 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 21,471
- born since 1960
- 2010s
- peak decade
Miracle currently ranks #491 among girls' names in America, with 21,471 babies recorded since 1960.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Miracle has been recorded 21,471 times among girls since 1960, currently ranked #491 nationally and more common than 97% of girls, 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 1960 to 2025.
- #1,019 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #491 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 21,471 born since 1960
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Miracle ranks #1,019 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #491 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 21,471 born since 1960, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,019 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #491 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 21,471
- born since 1960
- 2010s
- peak decade
Miracle's 21,471 recorded births place it above 98.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
42 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Miracle compares
21,471 Top 6% higher than 94% 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
Miracle's all-time total is 57x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Miracle | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 21,471 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 875 | 21 | 19,840 |
Miracle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Miracle's full recorded timeline at 1993, 94% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 6% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1960, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 875 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Miracle popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 875
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Miracle popularity over time - boys
535 total births recorded since 1993 (Miracle as boys' name)
Miracle by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (7,653 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Miracle's strongest decade.
7,653 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Miracle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 72
1960s
72 births
- 1970s 187
1970s
187 births
- 1980s 604
1980s
604 births
- 1990s 2,418
1990s
2,418 births
- 2000s
2000s
6,160 births
- 2010s
2010s
7,653 births
- 2020s
2020s
4,377 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 7,653 births (36% of all-time use).
How Miracle 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 Miracle's total volume
Miracle by state
Where Miracle concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 2,023 | 9.4% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 1,641 | 7.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 1,493 | 7.0% |
| #4 | California | | 1,371 | 6.4% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 1,096 | 5.1% |
| #6 | New York | | 1,091 | 5.1% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 1,034 | 4.8% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 862 | 4.0% |
2,023 of 21,471 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 42 reporting states.
Miracle appears in 42 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Miracle's data
- Miracle's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (7,653 total births) through the 2020s (4,377) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Miracles (2,023 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Miracle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~65 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, 1960–2025 (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 Miracle 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.