US rank #5152 Girls' name Peak 2024 548 births

Mirah — #5152 US girls' name

548 babies named Mirah in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51980s141990s1032000s1242010s2032020s99
#5152
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 71% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Mirah was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

25 babies were named Mirah in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mirah

The Social Security Administration has registered 548 babies named Mirah between 1920 and 2024, spanning 105 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mirah currently holds the #5152 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mirah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 203 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Mirah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mirah 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 548 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.

Mirah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

548

Since 1920

105 years of records

Peak year

2024

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,152

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1920

Recorded for 105 years

Last year on file: 2024

Mirah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1920

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
25
Annual births at peak — across 105 years of records
051015202530 202420192014200920041999199419891920 5

Mirah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
203 births that decade — 37% of Mirah's all-time total
1920s51980s141990s1032000s1242010s2032020s99

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mirah?
548 babies have been named Mirah since 1920. It currently ranks #5152 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 25 births.
When was Mirah most popular?
Mirah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 203 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Mirah been used?
Mirah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 105 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Mirah?
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.

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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, 1920–2024 (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.