US rank #7374 Boys' name Peak 2014 147 births

Miroslav — #7374 US boys' name

147 babies named Miroslav in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s72000s232010s792020s38
#7374
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 48% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Miroslav was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

18 babies were named Miroslav in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Miroslav

The Social Security Administration has registered 147 babies named Miroslav between 1983 and 2024, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Miroslav currently holds the #7374 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Miroslav performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 79 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Miroslav shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Washington, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Miroslav in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Miroslav in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 147 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Miroslav at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

147

Since 1983

42 years of records

Peak year

2014

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,374

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1983

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2024

Miroslav popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1983

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
18
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
5101520 2024202120172014201020041983 7

Miroslav by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
79 births that decade — 54% of Miroslav's all-time total
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Miroslav by state

Where Miroslav concentrates geographically — total births since 1983

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Miroslav
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Washington
5 3.4%
Washington share of Miroslav's total US births 3.4%

5 of 147 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Miroslav?
147 babies have been named Miroslav since 1983. It currently ranks #7374 among boys. The peak year was 2014 with 18 births.
When was Miroslav most popular?
Miroslav was most popular in the 2010s decade with 79 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Miroslav most popular?
The top states for the name Miroslav are Washington (5 births).
How long has the name Miroslav been used?
Miroslav has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 42 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Miroslav?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mirza, Mir, Miracle, Miron, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1983–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.