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Mira

Meaning wonderful, surprising Gender Girl Rank 2025 #335 Trend ↑ Rising 29%

Named by the astronomer Johannes Hevelius in 1662, from Latin mīrus (“wonderful, surprising”).

Rank 2025
#335
among girls · ↑45 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
916
named Mira · +11% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,755
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
916 babies
All-time total
15,101
#1,279 all-time among girls
First recorded
1887
in Social Security records

Mira popularity over time

15,101 babies have been named Mira since 1887, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 16 – 16 2 – #1,229
1890s 39 – 39 4 +144% #987
1900s 19 – 19 2 -51% #1,044
1910s 92 – 92 9 +384% #2,005
1920s 100 – 100 10 +9% #2,458
1930s 104 – 104 10 +4% #1,824
1940s 169 – 169 17 +62% #1,794
1950s 341 – 341 34 +102% #1,567
1960s 338 – 338 34 -1% #1,775
1970s 386 – 386 39 +14% #1,869
1980s 439 5 444 44 +15% #2,106
1990s 902 – 902 90 +103% #1,072
2000s 2,595 – 2,595 260 +188% #808
2010s 5,123 – 5,123 512 +97% #455
2020s (to 2025) 4,433 – 4,433 739 +44% #335

Where Mira is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 955 0.59 #322
2027 990 0.62 #307
2028 1,020 0.63 #300
2029 1,047 0.65 #293
2030 1,070 0.67 #287

Where Mira is most popular

Girls named Mira per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.468 per 1,000. Strongest in District of Columbia, Michigan, and Oregon.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Mira born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
District of Columbia 36 3.04 +549%
Michigan 252 1.38 +195%
Oregon 89 1.37 +192%
Washington 192 1.33 +184%
Massachusetts 118 0.976 +108%
Minnesota 104 0.964 +106%
North Dakota 11 0.837 +79%
Nebraska 30 0.835 +78%
New Jersey 141 0.781 +67%
Illinois 173 0.756 +61%
Wisconsin 77 0.748 +60%
California 585 0.696 +49%
Pennsylvania 159 0.672 +44%
Virginia 112 0.657 +40%
New York 260 0.657 +40%
Colorado 71 0.636 +36%
Maryland 66 0.623 +33%
Connecticut 36 0.619 +32%
Ohio 140 0.590 +26%
Indiana 73 0.520 +11%
Missouri 59 0.490 +5%
Kansas 28 0.485 ≈ national
Utah 38 0.457 ≈ national
Tennessee 65 0.410 -12%
Kentucky 34 0.398 -15%
Iowa 22 0.377 -20%
North Carolina 80 0.351 -25%
Florida 133 0.311 -34%
Arkansas 15 0.284 -39%
Texas 228 0.283 -39%
Georgia 64 0.282 -40%
New Hampshire 5 0.271 -42%
New Mexico 6 0.247 -47%
South Carolina 17 0.189 -60%
Louisiana 15 0.171 -63%
Oklahoma 12 0.163 -65%
Arizona 21 0.150 -68%
Alabama 11 0.117 -75%
Nevada 5 0.108 -77%
Mississippi 5 0.107 -77%
Alaska – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Mira

Mira is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #335 in 2025 with 916 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1887, 15,101 American babies have been named Mira. Its peak came in 2025, when 916 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Mira stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Mira?

The median living Mira is about 10 years old; half are between 4 and 20. An estimated 14 thousand people named Mira are alive in the United States today.

median 10 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Mira year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 916 #335 – –
2024 826 #380 – –
2023 746 #410 – –
2022 659 #481 – –
2021 652 #481 – –
2020 634 #485 – –
2019 685 #455 – –
2018 677 #466 – –
2017 662 #472 – –
2016 578 #540 – –
2015 518 #585 – –
2014 479 #608 – –
2013 435 #656 – –
2012 426 #666 – –
2011 347 #783 – –
2010 316 #850 – –
2009 350 #808 – –
2008 308 #902 – –
2007 274 #983 – –
2006 286 #924 – –
2005 276 #908 – –
2004 268 #906 – –
2003 237 #980 – –
2002 198 #1,076 – –
2001 224 #969 – –
2000 174 #1,159 – –
1995 56 #2,360 – –
1990 49 #2,479 – –
1985 31 #2,984 – –
1980 47 #2,173 – –
1975 29 #2,657 – –
1970 37 #2,189 – –
1965 32 #2,100 – –
1960 38 #1,847 – –
1955 43 #1,567 – –
1950 19 #2,317 – –
1945 14 #2,416 – –
1940 5 #4,837 – –
1935 19 #1,824 – –
1930 12 #2,650 – –
1925 15 #2,458 – –
1920 6 #4,789 – –
1915 8 #3,336 – –
1910 5 #2,669 – –
1905 – – – –
1900 14 #1,044 – –
1895 – – – –
1890 8 #1,068 – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Mira

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Mira Nair Mira Nair Indian American filmmaker (born 1957) Contemporary
  2. 2 Mira Sorvino Mira Sorvino American actress (born 1967) Contemporary
  3. 3 Mira Furlan Mira Furlan Croatian-American actress and singer (1955–2021) Contemporary
  4. 4 Mira Awad Mira Awad Arab-Israeli musical artist b. 1975 · Contemporary
  5. 5 Mira Potkonen Mira Potkonen Finnish boxer (born 1980) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Mira, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Mira?

The median living Mira is about 10 years old. Half of all living Miras are between 4 and 20 years old.

How many people named Mira are alive today?

An estimated 14 thousand people named Mira are alive in the United States, based on 15,101 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Mira mean?

Named by the astronomer Johannes Hevelius in 1662, from Latin mīrus (“wonderful, surprising”).

How popular is the name Mira in 2025?

Mira ranked #335 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 916 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Mira?

15,101 babies have been named Mira in the United States since 1887, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Mira most popular?

Mira peaked in 2025, when 916 newborns received the name.

Is Mira a boy or girl name?

Mira is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Mira rising or falling?

Mira is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Mira become more popular?

Mira is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,070 girls named Mira in 2030, which would rank around #287. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Mira?

Well-known people named Mira include Mira Nair (actor), Mira Sorvino (actor), Mira Furlan (actor).

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