Recorded 1991–2014 Girls' name Peak 2006 127 births

Mirage — girls' name

127 babies named Mirage in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s442000s572010s26
2000s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Mirage was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

14 babies were named Mirage in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mirage

The Social Security Administration has registered 127 babies named Mirage between 1991 and 2014, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mirage currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mirage performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 57 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Mirage shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mirage 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 127 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.

Mirage at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

127

Since 1991

24 years of records

Peak year

2006

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1991

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2014

Mirage popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1991

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (2006)
14
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
46810121416 2014201020062002199719921991 5

Mirage popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 2000 (Mirage as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2000 5

Mirage by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
57 births that decade — 45% of Mirage's all-time total
1990s442000s572010s26

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mirage?
127 babies have been named Mirage since 1991. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 2006 with 14 births.
When was Mirage most popular?
Mirage was most popular in the 2000s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Mirage been used?
Mirage has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 24 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Mirage?
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, 1991–2014 (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.