Unisex name · since 1991

Miraj

Miraj has 178 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#13,685 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#6,967 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
178
born since 1991
2010s
peak decade

Yes -- Miraj is the #6967 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 178 recorded since 1991.

Miraj has 178 recorded births among boys since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6967 as of the latest data, more common than 50% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.

  • #13,685 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #6,967 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 178 born since 1991
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Miraj ranks #13,685 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,967 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 178 born since 1991, peaking in the 2010s.

#13,685 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#6,967 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
178
born since 1991
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%49.9%
Miraj vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Miraj's 178 recorded births place it above 69.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.

How Miraj compares

178 36th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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

Miraj's all-time total is 52% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Miraj Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 178 369 358,536
Peak-year births 12 34 22,252

Miraj's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Miraj's full recorded timeline at 2015, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1991, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2015 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Miraj popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
12
Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
468101214 19911998200120122016201920222025 12

Miraj popularity over time - girls

20 total births recorded since 2012 (Miraj as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 20 births
5 2012201420192022 5

Miraj by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (73 births, 41% of the file).

2010s was Miraj's strongest decade.

73 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.

Miraj births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 73 births (41% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Miraj by state

Where Miraj concentrates geographically, total births since 1991

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Miraj
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
6 3.4%
New York share of Miraj's total US births 3.4%

6 of 178 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Miraj?
Miraj has been given to 178 babies in the U.S. since 1991, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #13,685 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #6,967 of 13,930. 12 babies were born in 2015, its single highest year.
Where does Miraj sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Miraj ranks #13,685 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,967 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Miraj most popular?
Miraj was most popular in the 2010s decade with 73 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Miraj most popular?
The top states for the name Miraj are New York (6 births).
Is Miraj a unisex name?
Yes, Miraj is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 178 births, and as a girl's name it has 20 births.
How long has the name Miraj been used?
Miraj has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 35 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Miraj?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mir, Mirza, Miracle, Miron, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Miraj's data

  • Miraj's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (73 total births) through the 2020s (59) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • New York records the most Mirajs (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Miraj

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Miraj: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1991–2025 (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 Miraj 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.