Girls' name · since 1947

Mirna

Mirna has 4,154 recorded births since 1947 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1974 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#2,910 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#4,478 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
4,154
born since 1947
1970s
peak decade

Mirna currently ranks #4478 among girls' names in America, with 4,154 babies recorded since 1947.

Mirna has 4,154 recorded births among girls since 1947, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4478 as of the latest data, more common than 74% of girls, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 2025.

  • #2,910 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #4,478 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 4,154 born since 1947
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mirna ranks #2,910 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,478 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,154 born since 1947, peaking in the 1970s.

#2,910 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#4,478 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
4,154
born since 1947
1970s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%74.1%
Mirna vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Mirna's 4,154 recorded births place it above 95.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

10 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Mirna compares

4,154 Top 15% higher than 85% 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

Mirna's all-time total is 11x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Mirna Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 4,154 376 567,345
Peak-year births 123 21 19,840

Mirna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Mirna's full recorded timeline at 1987, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1947, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1974 peak of 123 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Mirna popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1974)
123
Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
050100150 194719581968197819881998200820182025 31

Mirna popularity over time - boys

5 total births recorded since 1989 (Mirna as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 5 births
5 1989 5

Mirna by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (828 births, 20% of the file).

1970s was Mirna's strongest decade.

828 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.

Mirna births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 828 births (20% of all-time use).

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

How Mirna 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 Mirna's total volume

Mirna vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -146, 3.9%-52, 14.7%-47, 6.9%-46, 6.6%-64, 5.8%-145, 2.4%-129, 1.8%-51, 4%-56, 5.6%-58, 3.3%-146, 3.4%-138, 3.7%-84, 3.1%-32, 5.6%-146, 2.8%Mirna-79, 3%Mirna
Mirna vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Mirna by state

Where Mirna concentrates geographically, total births since 1947

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Mirna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
1,332 32.1%
#2 Texas
802 19.3%
#3 New York
339 8.2%
#4 Illinois
98 2.4%
#5 Arizona
26 0.6%
#6 New Jersey
21 0.5%
#7 Florida
20 0.5%
#8 North Carolina
14 0.3%
California share of Mirna's total US births 32.1%
Even split

1,332 of 4,154 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Mirna appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mirna?
4,154 babies have been named Mirna since 1947. All-time, it sits at #2,910 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #4,478 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 1974 with 123 births.
Where does Mirna sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mirna ranks #2,910 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,478 of 17,297 among girls' 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 Mirna most popular?
Mirna was most popular in the 1970s decade with 828 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
Where is Mirna most popular?
The top states for the name Mirna are California (1,332 births), Texas (802 births), New York (339 births).
How long has the name Mirna been used?
Mirna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 79 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Mirna?
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.

What to do with Mirna's data

  • Mirna's decade-level peak was the 1970s (828 total births); usage has since declined to 155 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Mirnas (1,332 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.

Keep exploring Mirna

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Mirna: 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, 1947–2025 (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 Mirna 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.