Girls' name · since 1951
Mireya
Since 1951, U.S. Social Security records show 9,939 babies named Mireya, peaking in 1997. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,678 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,147 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,939
- born since 1951
- 2000s
- peak decade
9,939 babies have been named Mireya since 1951, making it today's #1147 girls' name.
Mireya has 9,939 recorded births among girls since 1951, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1147 as of the latest data, more common than 93% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 2025.
- #1,678 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,147 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 9,939 born since 1951
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mireya ranks #1,678 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,147 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 9,939 born since 1951, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,678 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,147 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,939
- born since 1951
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mireya's 9,939 recorded births place it above 97.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Mireya compares
9,939 Top 10% higher than 90% 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
Mireya's all-time total is 26x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mireya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 9,939 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 567 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mireya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mireya's full recorded timeline at 1989, 83% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 17% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1952, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1997 peak of 567 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mireya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2025
- Peak year (1997)
- 567
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Mireya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,636 births, 27% of the file).
2000s was Mireya's strongest decade.
2,636 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Mireya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 62
1950s
62 births
- 1960s 150
1960s
150 births
- 1970s 758
1970s
758 births
- 1980s 842
1980s
842 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,508 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,636 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,828 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,155 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,636 births (27% of all-time use).
How Mireya 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 Mireya's total volume
Mireya by state
Where Mireya concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 3,030 | 30.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,288 | 23.0% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 567 | 5.7% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 487 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Florida | | 234 | 2.4% |
| #6 | Colorado | | 228 | 2.3% |
| #7 | New Mexico | | 214 | 2.2% |
| #8 | Washington | | 198 | 2.0% |
3,030 of 9,939 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Mireya appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Mireya's data
- Mireya's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (2,636 total births) through the 2020s (1,155) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Mireyas (3,030 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mireya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~74 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, 1951–2025 (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 Mireya 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.