Unisex name · since 1977
Mirza
Mirza has 554 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2001 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,421 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,465 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 554
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mirza currently ranks #5465 among unisex names in America, with 554 babies recorded since 1977.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mirza has been recorded 554 times among boys since 1977, currently ranked #5465 nationally and more common than 61% of boys, 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 1977 to 2025.
- #7,421 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,465 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 554 born since 1977
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mirza ranks #7,421 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,465 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 554 born since 1977, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,421 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,465 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 554
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mirza's 554 recorded births place it above 83.67% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Mirza compares
554 Top 42% higher than 58% of 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
Mirza's all-time total is 50% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mirza | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 554 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 34 | 22,252 |
Mirza's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mirza splits its recorded history at 2004: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1988 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mirza popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Mirza popularity over time - girls
135 total births recorded since 1960 (Mirza as girls' name)
Mirza by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (164 births, 30% of the file).
2000s was Mirza's strongest decade.
164 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Mirza births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 37
1980s
37 births
- 1990s
1990s
114 births
- 2000s
2000s
164 births
- 2010s
2010s
141 births
- 2020s
2020s
92 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 164 births (30% of all-time use).
How Mirza compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Mirza's total volume
Mirza by state
Where Mirza concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
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What to do with Mirza's data
- Mirza's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (164 total births) through the 2020s (92) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Mirzas (21 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mirza: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1977–2025 (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 Mirza 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.