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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202013peak #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—
1991#1,297128—
1990#1,57896—
1989#1,62985—
1988#1,63679—
1987#1,86062—
1986#1,83861—
1985#1,94856—
1984#1,70364—
1983#1,71563—
1982#2,41440—
1981#2,11948—
1980#2,18946—
1979#2,27342—
1978#2,74130—
1977#2,83828—
1976#3,54019—
1975#3,77417—
1974#5,7769—
1973#4,87111—
1972#5,10910—
1971#6,0068—
1970#4,24613—
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1968#4,48910—
1967#4,05311—
1966#4,4939—
1965#4,4949—
1964#6,7675—
1963#5,2967—
1962#5,8606—
1961#4,23910—
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 2013

  • 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: #326 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 1,525 girlsILWisconsin: #372 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,648 girlsWIMichigan: #367 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,735 girlsMINew York: #487 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 2,466 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: #429 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,824 girlsIAIndiana: #423 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,989 girlsINOhio: #492 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,504 girlsOHPennsylvania: #657 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,720 girlsPANew Jersey: #477 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,281 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Miracle, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #780 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 4,663 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Miracle, so not publishedUTColorado: #772 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,787 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Miracle, so not publishedNEMissouri: #317 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,351 girlsMOKentucky: #480 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,312 girlsKYWest Virginia: #347 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,327 girlsWVVirginia: #445 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,134 girlsVAMaryland: #360 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,470 girlsMDDelaware: 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: #326 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,256 girlsARTennessee: #177 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 743 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #222 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 1,030 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #141 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 626 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Miracle, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #638 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,775 girlsOKLouisiana: #153 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 630 girlsLAMississippi: #144 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 574 girlsMSAlabama: #234 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 983 girlsALGeorgia: #154 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 716 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Miracle, so not publishedHITexas: #500 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 2,555 girlsTXFlorida: #347 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 1,656 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Carolina#141 · 1 in 626
  2. Mississippi#144 · 1 in 574
  3. Louisiana#153 · 1 in 630
  4. Georgia#154 · 1 in 716
  5. Tennessee#177 · 1 in 743

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#141281 in 626
Mississippi#144191 in 574
Louisiana#153321 in 630
Georgia#154651 in 716
Tennessee#177401 in 743
North Carolina#222431 in 1,030
Alabama#234191 in 983
Missouri#317201 in 1,351
Arkansas#32691 in 1,256
Illinois#326381 in 1,525
Florida#347491 in 1,656
West Virginia#34751 in 1,327
Maryland#360161 in 1,470
Michigan#367241 in 1,735
Wisconsin#372141 in 1,648
Indiana#423151 in 1,989
Iowa#42971 in 1,824
Virginia#445171 in 2,134
New Jersey#477161 in 2,281
Kentucky#48081 in 2,312
New York#487371 in 2,466
Ohio#492211 in 2,504
Texas#500631 in 2,555
Oklahoma#63861 in 2,775
Pennsylvania#657141 in 3,720
Colorado#77261 in 3,787
California#780441 in 4,663
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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 2013

girls
#426
717 births · 1 in 2,447 girls
boys
#8,118
9 births · 1 in 210,176 boys

Top girls' names in 2013

  1. #1Sophia21,255
  2. #2Emma20,973
  3. #3Olivia18,454
  4. #4Isabella17,689
  5. #5Ava15,271
  6. #6Mia13,166
  7. #7Emily13,144
  8. #8Abigail12,429
  9. #9Madison10,605
  10. #10Elizabeth9,476
  11. #426Miracle717

Top boys' names in 2013

  1. #1Noah18,291
  2. #2Jacob18,201
  3. #3Liam18,153
  4. #4Mason17,730
  5. #5William16,669
  6. #6Ethan16,260
  7. #7Michael15,544
  8. #8Alexander14,923
  9. #9Jayden14,804
  10. #10Daniel14,326
  11. #8,118Miracle9
More about 2013

girls

1,754,746 girls got a published name in 2013; 1 in 2,447 of them was named Miracle, which outranked 97.8% of the 19,279 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Miracle
  1. #422Vera721
  2. #424April718
  3. #424Skye718
  4. #426Miracle717
  5. #427Rowan714
  6. #428Carolina712
  7. #429Ariella710
Biggest movers since 2012
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,124Daleyza#3,711 → #587
  2. ↑ 736Marjorie#1,646 → #910
  3. ↑ 683Lennon#1,612 → #929
  4. ↑ 561Jurnee#1,457 → #896
  5. ↑ 539Everleigh#1,405 → #866
Fallers
  1. ↓ 827Litzy#598 → #1,425
  2. ↓ 409Geraldine#994 → #1,403
  3. ↓ 384Taraji#858 → #1,242
  4. ↓ 374Marisa#977 → #1,351
  5. ↓ 372Adley#733 → #1,105

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

boys

1,891,581 boys got a published name in 2013; 1 in 210,176 of them was named Miracle, which outranked 42.3% of the 14,070 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Miracle
  1. #7,537Zidaan10
  2. #7,537Zlatan10
  3. #7,537Zorion10
  4. #8,118Miracle9
  5. #8,118Aadon9
  6. #8,118Aadvik9
  7. #8,118Aarib9
  8. #8,789Aadhavan8
  9. #8,789Aakarsh8
  10. #8,789Aalim8

Tied with 670 names at #8,118; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2012
Risers
  1. ↑ 843Jayceon#1,050 → #207
  2. ↑ 636Milan#1,182 → #546
  3. ↑ 604Atlas#1,383 → #779
  4. ↑ 504Jayse#1,466 → #962
  5. ↑ 423Duke#1,145 → #722
Fallers
  1. ↓ 318Austyn#898 → #1,216
  2. ↓ 291Masen#723 → #1,014
  3. ↓ 274Jaidyn#979 → #1,253
  4. ↓ 267Trevon#925 → #1,192
  5. ↓ 260Bently#637 → #897

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

See the top 100 for 2013 →