Mira
- #335 for girls in 2025, 916 births
- Last seen for boys in 1988 at #7,270
- Given to girls >99.9% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 2025 · 916 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 15,096since 1887
Mira over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Mira has never cracked the top 300 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #335 | 916 | — | |
| 2024 | #379 | 826 | — | |
| 2023 | #409 | 746 | — | |
| 2022 | #480 | 659 | — | |
| 2021 | #480 | 652 | — | |
| 2020 | #483 | 634 | — | |
| 2019 | #455 | 685 | — | |
| 2018 | #466 | 677 | — | |
| 2017 | #470 | 662 | — | |
| 2016 | #538 | 578 | — | |
| 2015 | #584 | 518 | — | |
| 2014 | #608 | 479 | — | |
| 2013 | #655 | 435 | — | |
| 2012 | #663 | 426 | — | |
| 2011 | #783 | 347 | — | |
| 2010 | #848 | 316 | — | |
| 2009 | #808 | 350 | — | |
| 2008 | #901 | 308 | — | |
| 2007 | #979 | 274 | — | |
| 2006 | #924 | 286 | — | |
| 2005 | #907 | 276 | — | |
| 2004 | #903 | 268 | — | |
| 2003 | #978 | 237 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,073 | 198 | — | |
| 2001 | #967 | 224 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,158 | 174 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,174 | 165 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,069 | 182 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,249 | 142 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,532 | 104 | — | |
| 1995 | #2,345 | 56 | — | |
| 1994 | #2,295 | 57 | — | |
| 1993 | #2,639 | 46 | — | |
| 1992 | #2,488 | 51 | — | |
| 1991 | #2,484 | 50 | — | |
| 1990 | #2,464 | 49 | — | |
| 1989 | #2,304 | 51 | — | |
| 1988 | #2,419 | 45 | #7,270 | 5 |
| 1987 | #2,360 | 44 | — | |
| 1986 | #2,470 | 40 | — | |
| 1985 | #2,939 | 31 | — | |
| 1984 | #2,081 | 48 | — | |
| 1983 | #2,272 | 42 | — | |
| 1982 | #2,150 | 47 | — | |
| 1981 | #2,265 | 44 | — | |
| 1980 | #2,154 | 47 | — | |
| 1979 | #2,724 | 32 | — | |
| 1978 | #2,390 | 37 | — | |
| 1977 | #2,063 | 46 | — | |
| 1976 | #2,027 | 43 | — | |
| 1975 | #2,612 | 29 | — | |
| 1974 | #1,937 | 44 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,939 | 42 | — | |
| 1972 | #2,451 | 29 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,857 | 47 | — | |
| 1970 | #2,160 | 37 | — | |
| 1969 | #1,755 | 48 | — | |
| 1968 | #2,360 | 27 | — | |
| 1967 | #2,012 | 34 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,982 | 34 | — | |
| 1965 | #2,064 | 32 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,892 | 39 | — | |
| 1963 | #2,015 | 34 | — | |
| 1962 | #2,073 | 32 | — | |
| 1961 | #2,752 | 20 | — | |
| 1960 | #1,835 | 38 | — | |
| 1959 | #1,695 | 42 | — | |
| 1958 | #1,872 | 34 | — | |
| 1957 | #2,121 | 27 | — | |
| 1956 | #1,897 | 32 | — | |
| 1955 | #1,556 | 43 | — | |
| 1954 | #1,602 | 40 | — | |
| 1953 | #1,648 | 36 | — | |
| 1952 | #1,560 | 38 | — | |
| 1951 | #1,772 | 30 | — | |
| 1950 | #2,253 | 19 | — | |
| 1949 | #1,767 | 29 | — | |
| 1948 | #2,188 | 20 | — | |
| 1947 | #2,045 | 23 | — | |
| 1946 | #2,392 | 16 | — | |
| 1945 | #2,339 | 14 | — | |
| 1944 | #2,287 | 15 | — | |
| 1943 | #2,352 | 15 | — | |
| 1942 | #2,214 | 16 | — | |
| 1941 | #2,096 | 16 | — | |
| 1940 | #4,349 | 5 | — | |
| 1939 | #2,736 | 10 | — | |
| 1938 | #2,730 | 10 | — | |
| 1937 | #4,255 | 5 | — | |
| 1936 | #3,103 | 8 | — | |
| 1935 | #1,779 | 19 | — | |
| 1934 | #2,567 | 11 | — | |
| 1933 | #3,109 | 8 | — | |
| 1932 | #2,831 | 10 | — | |
| 1931 | #2,581 | 11 | — | |
| 1930 | #2,552 | 12 | — | |
| 1929 | #2,737 | 11 | — | |
| 1928 | #2,954 | 10 | — | |
| 1927 | #3,284 | 9 | — | |
| 1926 | #3,873 | 7 | — | |
| 1925 | #2,378 | 15 | — | |
| 1924 | #2,809 | 12 | — | |
| 1923 | #3,125 | 10 | — | |
| 1922 | #3,152 | 10 | — | |
| 1921 | #3,164 | 10 | — | |
| 1920 | #4,398 | 6 | — | |
| 1919 | #2,156 | 16 | — | |
| 1918 | #1,963 | 19 | — | |
| 1917 | #2,879 | 10 | — | |
| 1916 | #2,833 | 10 | — | |
| 1915 | #3,134 | 8 | — | |
| 1914 | #3,188 | 6 | — | |
| 1913 | #2,540 | 7 | — | |
| 1912 | #2,634 | 6 | — | |
| 1911 | #2,463 | 5 | — | |
| 1910 | #2,398 | 5 | — | |
| 1909 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | #1,792 | 5 | — | |
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | #1,008 | 14 | — | |
| 1899 | #1,596 | 5 | — | |
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | #1,047 | 10 | — | |
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | #1,237 | 7 | — | |
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | #943 | 9 | — | |
| 1890 | #1,006 | 8 | — | |
| 1889 | #1,147 | 6 | — | |
| 1888 | #1,276 | 5 | — | |
| 1887 | #1,147 | 5 | — | |
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1887
The first year at least five girls were named Mira! It came in at #1,147, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1892–1893, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Mira is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- District of Columbia#73 · 1 in 224
- Washington#144 · 1 in 601
- Oregon#158 · 1 in 593
- Michigan#162 · 1 in 674
- Massachusetts#179 · 1 in 775
Best ever in a state: #73 in District of Columbia, 2025.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | #73 | 9 | 1 in 224 |
| Washington | #144 | 48 | 1 in 601 |
| Oregon | #158 | 22 | 1 in 593 |
| Michigan | #162 | 53 | 1 in 674 |
| Massachusetts | #179 | 31 | 1 in 775 |
| Minnesota | #212 | 26 | 1 in 826 |
| New Jersey | #221 | 37 | 1 in 959 |
| Nebraska | #223 | 10 | 1 in 710 |
| Virginia | #236 | 34 | 1 in 992 |
| California | #244 | 135 | 1 in 1,198 |
| Illinois | #249 | 42 | 1 in 1,055 |
| Pennsylvania | #277 | 39 | 1 in 1,197 |
| New York | #282 | 59 | 1 in 1,328 |
| Missouri | #311 | 19 | 1 in 1,279 |
| Maryland | #327 | 16 | 1 in 1,249 |
| Wisconsin | #344 | 15 | 1 in 1,351 |
| Ohio | #371 | 30 | 1 in 1,576 |
| Connecticut | #393 | 7 | 1 in 1,643 |
| North Carolina | #405 | 27 | 1 in 1,722 |
| Colorado | #406 | 14 | 1 in 1,666 |
| Tennessee | #432 | 18 | 1 in 1,782 |
| Florida | #443 | 42 | 1 in 2,066 |
| Indiana | #444 | 15 | 1 in 1,861 |
| Iowa | #492 | 6 | 1 in 1,962 |
| Kentucky | #498 | 8 | 1 in 2,156 |
| Nevada | #508 | 5 | 1 in 1,840 |
| Mississippi | #514 | 5 | 1 in 1,780 |
| Louisiana | #534 | 8 | 1 in 2,046 |
| Arkansas | #555 | 5 | 1 in 2,119 |
| Kansas | #578 | 5 | 1 in 2,362 |
| Texas | #581 | 54 | 1 in 2,973 |
| Utah | #605 | 6 | 1 in 2,846 |
| South Carolina | #614 | 7 | 1 in 2,613 |
| Oklahoma | #697 | 5 | 1 in 2,956 |
| Alabama | #716 | 6 | 1 in 3,053 |
| Georgia | #796 | 12 | 1 in 3,767 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Mira
Momentum · girls
Rising
- 148 spots since 2020 (#483 → #335)
- Biggest jump: 191 spots in 2001
- Biggest drop: 106 spots in 2002
Rise & fade · girls
138 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1887
- Peaked 2025 at #335 (916 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 25 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 25 yrs · run 2003–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,755
- Highest: 1 in 1,755 girls born in 2025 were named Mira (0.06%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
- 33.9% of all girls named Mira (5,123) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 16 | #1,147 (1889) | #1,190 |
| 1890s | 39 | #943 (1891) | #1,166 |
| 1900s | 19 | #1,008 (1900) | #1,400 |
| 1910s | 92 | #1,963 (1918) | #2,619 |
| 1920s | 100 | #2,378 (1925) | #3,187 |
| 1930s | 104 | #1,779 (1935) | #2,824 |
| 1940s | 169 | #1,767 (1949) | #2,403 |
| 1950s | 341 | #1,556 (1955) | #1,798 |
| 1960s | 338 | #1,755 (1969) | #2,074 |
| 1970s | 386 | #1,857 (1971) | #2,216 |
| 1980s | 439 | #2,081 (1984) | #2,341 |
| 1990s | 902 | #1,069 (1998) | #1,974 |
| 2000s | 2,595 | #808 (2009) | #960 |
| 2010s | 5,123 | #455 (2019) | #607 |
| 2020s | 4,433 | #335 (2025) | #428 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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