Girls' name · since 1911
Mirian
Mirian has 3,391 recorded births since 1911 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,327 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,400 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,391
- born since 1911
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mirian currently ranks #8400 among girls' names in America, with 3,391 babies recorded since 1911.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mirian has been recorded 3,391 times among girls since 1911, currently ranked #8400 nationally and more common than 51% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 2025.
- #3,327 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,400 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,391 born since 1911
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mirian ranks #3,327 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,400 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,391 born since 1911, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,327 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,400 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,391
- born since 1911
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mirian's 3,391 recorded births place it above 95.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Mirian compares
3,391 Top 17% higher than 83% 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
Mirian's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mirian | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,391 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 100 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mirian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mirian's SSA record in two at 1969 and the more recent half accounts for 75% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 25%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1911, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 100, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mirian popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 100
- Annual births at peak, across 115 years of records
Mirian by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (808 births, 24% of the file).
2000s was Mirian's strongest decade.
808 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Mirian births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 83
1910s
83 births
- 1920s 162
1920s
162 births
- 1930s 64
1930s
64 births
- 1940s 92
1940s
92 births
- 1950s 206
1950s
206 births
- 1960s 263
1960s
263 births
- 1970s 280
1970s
280 births
- 1980s
1980s
395 births
- 1990s
1990s
684 births
- 2000s
2000s
808 births
- 2010s 231
2010s
231 births
- 2020s 123
2020s
123 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 808 births (24% of all-time use).
How Mirian 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 Mirian's total volume
Mirian by state
Where Mirian concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 881 | 26.0% |
| #2 | New York | | 301 | 8.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 235 | 6.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 55 | 1.6% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 44 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 27 | 0.8% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 21 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Florida | | 10 | 0.3% |
881 of 3,391 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Mirian appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Mirian's data
- Mirian's decade-level peak was the 2000s (808 total births); usage has since declined to 123 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Mirians (881 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 Mirian: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~114 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, 1911–2025 (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 Mirian 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.