Miracle

#490 for girls in 2025, 603 births · #2,941 for boys in 2025, 42 births
Given to girls 97.6% of the time

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Peak · girls
2019 · 868 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
21,471
since 1960

Miracle over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Miracle has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201993peak #366, 2019girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#490603#2,94142
2024#468668#4,07226
2023#426725#3,71230
2022#411766#4,18425
2021#403789#3,36234
2020#375826#3,49731
2019#366868#4,80620
2018#376833#3,79328
2017#366850#5,11118
2016#372875#3,88327
2015#412778#5,99914
2014#408787#5,48516
2013#426717#8,1189
2012#410762#5,03518
2011#489606#5,43316
2010#518577#7,08711
2009#457677—
2008#468679#8,3249
2007#448716#8,9158
2006#479660#9,5857
2005#459663#6,22612
2004#483610#5,49214
2003#486600#5,03515
2002#519527#5,72512
2001#515524#5,39013
2000#524504#4,57316
1999#580429#7,1398
1998#633366#5,84010
1997#555420#9,2655
1996#734287#4,61313
1995#863225#6,9927
1994#1,043175#5,10911
1993#1,164151#5,36010
1992#1,231141—
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1990#1,57896—
1989#1,62985—
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1987#1,86062—
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1984#1,70364—
1983#1,71563—
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1976#3,54019—
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1966#4,4939—
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1960#6,3905—
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First appearance
1960

The first year at least five girls were named Miracle! It came in at #6,390, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1969, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Miracle is popular in 1993

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Miracle, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Miracle, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Miracle, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Miracle, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Miracle, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Miracle, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Miracle, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Miracle, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Miracle, so not publishedMNIllinois: #886 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 7,520 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Miracle, so not publishedWIMichigan: #793 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 6,926 girlsMINew York: #1,554 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 16,157 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Miracle, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Miracle, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Miracle, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Miracle, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Miracle, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Miracle, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Miracle, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Miracle, so not publishedINOhio: #935 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 9,435 girlsOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Miracle, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Miracle, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Miracle, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,494 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 15,598 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Miracle, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Miracle, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Miracle, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Miracle, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Miracle, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Miracle, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Miracle, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Miracle, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Miracle, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Miracle, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Miracle, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Miracle, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Miracle, so not publishedARTennessee: #403 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,923 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #675 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,483 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Miracle, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #266 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,008 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Miracle, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #433 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,568 girlsLAMississippi: #443 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,482 girlsMSAlabama: #539 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,558 girlsALGeorgia: #725 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,782 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Miracle, so not publishedHITexas: #1,219 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 11,418 girlsTXFlorida: #1,240 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 12,411 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. District of Columbia#266 · 1 in 1,008
  2. Tennessee#403 · 1 in 2,923
  3. Louisiana#433 · 1 in 2,568
  4. Mississippi#443 · 1 in 2,482
  5. Alabama#539 · 1 in 3,558

Best ever in a state: #58 in Mississippi, 2022.

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StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#26651 in 1,008
Tennessee#403101 in 2,923
Louisiana#43391 in 2,568
Mississippi#44351 in 2,482
Alabama#53961 in 3,558
North Carolina#67571 in 5,483
Georgia#72571 in 5,782
Michigan#79381 in 6,926
Illinois#886101 in 7,520
Ohio#93571 in 9,435
Texas#1,219121 in 11,418
Florida#1,24061 in 12,411
California#1,494161 in 15,598
New York#1,55471 in 16,157
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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 Miracle
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 22 spots since 2024 (#468 → #490)
  • 115 spots since 2020 (#375 → #490)
  • 78 spots since 2015 (#412 → #490)
  • Biggest jump: 180 spots in 1995 (#1,043 → #863)
  • Biggest drop: 78 spots in 1998 (#555 → #633)
Rise & fade · girls
59 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1960
  • Peaked 2019 at #366 (868 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 31 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 31 yrs · run 1995–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,934
  • Highest: 1 in 1,934 girls born in 2019 were named Miracle (0.05%)
  • Latest: 1 in 2,665 girls born in 2025 (0.04%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 35.6% of all girls named Miracle (7,653) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1960s72#4,053 (1967)#5,120
1970s187#2,273 (1979)#4,117
1980s604#1,629 (1989)#1,905
1990s2,418#555 (1997)#968
2000s6,160#448 (2007)#484
2010s7,653#366 (2019)#414
2020s4,377#375 (2020)#429

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.

Miracle in 1993

girls
#1,164
151 births · 1 in 11,981 girls
boys
#5,360
10 births · 1 in 196,133 boys

Top girls' names in 1993

  1. #1Jessica34,993
  2. #2Ashley34,849
  3. #3Sarah24,257
  4. #4Samantha23,668
  5. #5Emily23,596
  6. #6Brittany21,725
  7. #7Taylor21,270
  8. #8Amanda20,811
  9. #9Elizabeth17,559
  10. #10Stephanie17,186
  11. #1,164Miracle151

Top boys' names in 1993

  1. #1Michael49,571
  2. #2Christopher38,237
  3. #3Matthew35,782
  4. #4Joshua33,590
  5. #5Tyler29,800
  6. #6Brandon28,735
  7. #7Daniel28,698
  8. #8Nicholas28,114
  9. #9Jacob27,487
  10. #10Andrew27,326
  11. #5,360Miracle10
More about 1993

girls

1,809,072 girls got a published name in 1993; 1 in 11,981 of them was named Miracle, which outranked 92.6% of the 15,801 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 13.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Miracle
  1. #1,157Shakia153
  2. #1,162Cinthia152
  3. #1,162Hilda152
  4. #1,164Miracle151
  5. #1,164Baylee151
  6. #1,164Danae151
  7. #1,164Jazzmine151
  8. #1,171Alyssia150
  9. #1,171Halee150
  10. #1,171Sheridan150

Tied with 6 names at #1,164; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1992
Risers
  1. ↑ 12,442Coraima#13,317 → #875
  2. ↑ 5,624Kadijah#6,314 → #690
  3. ↑ 3,307Kalene#4,236 → #929
  4. ↑ 1,413Deyanira#2,351 → #938
  5. ↑ 979Halle#1,713 → #734
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,120Latifah#802 → #1,922
  2. ↓ 747Shanae#662 → #1,409
  3. ↓ 520Jaleesa#792 → #1,312
  4. ↓ 487Brianda#777 → #1,264
  5. ↓ 417Chynna#941 → #1,358

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,961,328 boys got a published name in 1993; 1 in 196,133 of them was named Miracle, which outranked 47.3% of the 10,170 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Miracle
  1. #5,002Zenas11
  2. #5,002Zoltan11
  3. #5,002Zong11
  4. #5,360Miracle10
  5. #5,360Aaric10
  6. #5,360Aasin10
  7. #5,360Abdel10
  8. #5,771Adem9
  9. #5,771Adonus9
  10. #5,771Ahad9

Tied with 410 names at #5,360; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1992
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,880Savon#6,670 → #790
  2. ↑ 2,006Jordy#2,834 → #828
  3. ↑ 662Austyn#1,598 → #936
  4. ↑ 471Devaughn#1,395 → #924
  5. ↑ 454Mikal#1,294 → #840
Fallers
  1. ↓ 329Channing#887 → #1,216
  2. ↓ 307Garth#658 → #965
  3. ↓ 252Earnest#911 → #1,163
  4. ↓ 241Armand#987 → #1,228
  5. ↓ 240Spenser#831 → #1,071

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1993 →