Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2020

Mirai

Meaning Mirai is a Japanese given name Gender Girl Rank 2025 #6,048 Trend ↓ Falling 38%

Mirai is a Japanese given name.

Rank 2025
#6,048
among girls · ↓1,314 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
20
named Mirai · -31% vs 2024
How common
1 in 80,363
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2020
45 babies
All-time total
423
#13,077 all-time among girls
First recorded
1999
in Social Security records

Mirai popularity over time

423 babies have been named Mirai since 1999, 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
0.010.020.020.0318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2020Girls

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 Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s – – – –
1990s 6 1 – #13,855
2000s 51 5 +750% #9,239
2010s 181 18 +255% #4,130
2020s (to 2025) 185 31 +70% #3,433

Where Mirai 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 19 0.01 outside top 500
2027 18 0.01 outside top 500
2028 17 0.01 outside top 500
2029 16 0.01 outside top 500
2030 16 0.01 outside top 500

The story of Mirai

Mirai is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #6,048 in 2025 with 20 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1999, 423 American babies have been named Mirai. Its peak came in 2020, when 45 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 Mirai stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Mirai?

The median living Mirai is about 6 years old; half are between 4 and 12. An estimated 400 people named Mirai are alive in the United States today.

median 6 020406080100

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

Mirai year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 20 #6,048
2024 29 #4,734
2023 19 #6,333
2022 32 #4,436
2021 40 #3,782
2020 45 #3,433
2019 35 #4,130
2018 33 #4,312
2017 16 #7,322
2016 18 #6,828
2015 13 #8,787
2014 12 #9,363
2013 7 #14,167
2012 10 #10,999
2011 17 #7,326
2010 20 #6,566
2009 13 #9,239
2008 11 #10,570
2007 6 #16,925
2006 – –
2005 8 #12,644
2004 – –
2003 6 #15,161
2002 – –
2001 – –
2000 7 #12,700
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Famous people named Mirai

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

  1. 1 Mirai Nagasu Mirai Nagasu American figure skater (born 1993) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Mirai?

The median living Mirai is about 6 years old. Half of all living Mirais are between 4 and 12 years old.

How many people named Mirai are alive today?

An estimated 400 people named Mirai are alive in the United States, based on 423 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Mirai mean?

Mirai is a Japanese given name.

How popular is the name Mirai in 2025?

Mirai ranked #6,048 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 20 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Mirai?

423 babies have been named Mirai in the United States since 1999, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Mirai most popular?

Mirai peaked in 2020, when 45 newborns received the name.

Is Mirai a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Mirai rising or falling?

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

Will Mirai become more popular?

Mirai is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 16 girls named Mirai in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Mirai?

Well-known people named Mirai include Mirai Nagasu (skater).

Names like Mirai

Names that sound and feel close to Mirai: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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