Girls' name · since 1999
Mirai
Since 1999, U.S. Social Security records show 423 babies named Mirai, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,076 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,048 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 423
- born since 1999
- 2020s
- peak decade
423 babies have been named Mirai since 1999, making it today's #6048 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mirai has been recorded 423 times among girls since 1999, currently ranked #6048 nationally and more common than 65% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #13,076 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,048 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 423 born since 1999
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mirai ranks #13,076 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,048 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 423 born since 1999, peaking in the 2020s.
- #13,076 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,048 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 423
- born since 1999
- 2020s
- peak decade
Mirai's 423 recorded births place it above 81.91% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Mirai compares
423 Top 48% higher than 52% 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
Mirai's all-time total is 13% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mirai | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 423 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 45 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mirai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mirai splits its recorded history at 2014: 74% of all births land in the more recent half, 26% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1999 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2020 peak of 45 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mirai popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Mirai by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (185 births, 44% of the file).
2020s was Mirai's strongest decade.
185 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Mirai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 51
2000s
51 births
- 2010s
2010s
181 births
- 2020s
2020s
185 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 185 births (44% of all-time use).
Mirai by state
Where Mirai concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 49 | 11.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 23 | 5.4% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 5 | 1.2% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 5 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Washington | | 5 | 1.2% |
49 of 423 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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- California records the most Mirais (49 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Mirai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~26 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, 1999–2025 (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 Mirai 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.