Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2016

Miracle

Gender Girl · 2% boys Rank 2025 #492 Trend ↓ Falling 18%
Rank 2025
#492
among girls · ↓24 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
645
named Miracle · -7% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,665
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2016
902 babies
All-time total
22,006
#1,019 all-time among girls
First recorded
1960
in Social Security records

Miracle popularity over time

22,006 babies have been named Miracle since 1960, 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 – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s 72 – 72 7 – #4,215
1970s 187 – 187 19 +160% #2,291
1980s 604 – 604 60 +223% #1,637
1990s 2,418 64 2,482 248 +311% #557
2000s 6,160 106 6,266 627 +152% #449
2010s 7,653 177 7,830 783 +25% #366
2020s (to 2025) 4,377 188 4,565 761 -3% #375

Where Miracle 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 583 0.36 outside top 500
2027 566 0.35 outside top 500
2028 552 0.34 outside top 500
2029 540 0.34 outside top 500
2030 531 0.33 outside top 500

Where Miracle is most popular

Girls named Miracle per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.438 per 1,000. Strongest in District of Columbia, Mississippi, and Louisiana.

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 Miracle 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 22 1.86 +324%
Mississippi 82 1.75 +300%
Louisiana 112 1.28 +192%
South Carolina 106 1.18 +169%
Georgia 237 1.04 +138%
Nevada 47 1.01 +131%
Alabama 90 0.959 +119%
Arkansas 50 0.946 +116%
North Carolina 191 0.839 +92%
Maryland 87 0.821 +88%
Tennessee 120 0.757 +73%
Florida 271 0.633 +45%
Illinois 142 0.620 +42%
New York 244 0.616 +41%
Michigan 109 0.598 +37%
Missouri 68 0.564 +29%
New Jersey 100 0.554 +27%
Oklahoma 39 0.530 +21%
Virginia 85 0.499 +14%
Pennsylvania 117 0.495 +13%
Indiana 69 0.491 +12%
Ohio 115 0.485 +11%
Kentucky 40 0.468 +7%
Minnesota 50 0.463 +6%
Wisconsin 47 0.456 ≈ national
Texas 353 0.439 ≈ national
Iowa 18 0.308 -30%
Massachusetts 37 0.306 -30%
Arizona 41 0.292 -33%
Connecticut 16 0.275 -37%
Colorado 28 0.251 -43%
California 209 0.249 -43%
Washington 33 0.228 -48%
Nebraska 6 0.167 -62%
Oregon 5 0.077 -82%
Alaska – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
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 Miracle

Miracle is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #492 in 2025 with 603 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1960, 22,006 American babies have been named Miracle. Its peak came in 2016, when 902 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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 Miracle stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Miracle?

The median living Miracle is about 13 years old; half are between 7 and 22. An estimated 22 thousand people named Miracle are alive in the United States today.

median 13 020406080100

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

Miracle 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 603 #492 42 #2,968
2024 668 #468 26 #4,155
2023 725 #426 30 #3,772
2022 766 #411 25 #4,254
2021 789 #404 34 #3,398
2020 826 #375 31 #3,544
2019 868 #367 20 #4,912
2018 833 #376 28 #3,853
2017 850 #366 18 #5,233
2016 875 #372 27 #3,948
2015 778 #413 14 #6,201
2014 787 #408 16 #5,633
2013 717 #426 9 #8,553
2012 762 #411 18 #5,183
2011 606 #490 16 #5,592
2010 577 #518 11 #7,421
2009 677 #457 – –
2008 679 #469 9 #8,782
2007 716 #449 8 #9,464
2006 660 #479 7 #10,293
2005 663 #459 12 #6,497
2004 610 #483 14 #5,703
2003 600 #486 15 #5,191
2002 527 #520 12 #5,957
2001 524 #515 13 #5,574
2000 504 #524 16 #4,723
1995 225 #864 7 #7,534
1990 96 #1,581 – –
1985 56 #1,966 – –
1980 46 #2,207 – –
1975 17 #3,883 – –
1970 13 #4,410 – –
1965 9 #4,723 – –
1960 5 #7,013 – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Miracle?

The median living Miracle is about 13 years old. Half of all living Miracles are between 7 and 22 years old.

How many people named Miracle are alive today?

An estimated 22 thousand people named Miracle are alive in the United States, based on 22,006 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Miracle in 2025?

Miracle ranked #492 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 603 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Miracle?

22,006 babies have been named Miracle in the United States since 1960, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Miracle most popular?

Miracle peaked in 2016, when 902 newborns received the name.

Is Miracle a boy or girl name?

Miracle is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 98% of babies with the name.

Is the name Miracle rising or falling?

Miracle has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Miracle become more popular?

Miracle is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 531 girls named Miracle in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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