girls' name ★ peaked 2022

Miri

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,329 Trend ↑ Rising 73%
Rank 2025
#3,329
among girls · ↑294 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
47
named Miri · +9% vs 2024
How common
1 in 34,197
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2022
50 babies
All-time total
871
#8,257 all-time among girls
First recorded
1962
in Social Security records

Miri popularity over time

871 babies have been named Miri since 1962, 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
0.010.020.030.0418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2022Girls

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 15 2 – #7,235
1970s 50 5 +233% #6,905
1980s 53 5 +6% #6,184
1990s 53 5 0% #8,491
2000s 141 14 +166% #4,165
2010s 317 32 +125% #4,060
2020s (to 2025) 242 40 +27% #3,259

Where Miri 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 51 0.03 outside top 500
2027 55 0.03 outside top 500
2028 58 0.04 outside top 500
2029 61 0.04 outside top 500
2030 64 0.04 outside top 500

Where Miri is most popular

Girls named Miri per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.027 per 1,000. Strongest in New York, New Jersey, and California.

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 Miri 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
New York 102 0.258 +859%
New Jersey 46 0.255 +848%
California 6 0.007 -73%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Florida – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Texas – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
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 Miri

Miri is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,329 in 2025 with 47 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1962, 871 American babies have been named Miri. Its peak came in 2022, when 50 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 Miri stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Miri?

The median living Miri is about 12 years old; half are between 4 and 20. An estimated 900 people named Miri are alive in the United States today.

median 12 020406080100

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

Miri year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 47 #3,329
2024 43 #3,623
2023 44 #3,561
2022 50 #3,259
2021 34 #4,215
2020 24 #5,275
2019 26 #5,127
2018 31 #4,530
2017 31 #4,553
2016 37 #4,060
2015 30 #4,682
2014 29 #4,861
2013 35 #4,221
2012 37 #4,095
2011 31 #4,647
2010 30 #4,824
2009 37 #4,165
2008 28 #5,235
2007 16 #7,978
2006 7 #14,632
2005 11 #9,919
2004 8 #12,384
2003 5 #17,521
2002 8 #11,832
2001 11 #9,164
2000 10 #9,661
1995 – –
1990 6 #12,377
1985 7 #8,945
1980 11 #6,184
1975 8 #6,905
1970 5 #8,862
1965 – –
1960 – –
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
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1910 – –
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1880 – –

Famous people named Miri

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

  1. 1 Miri Ben-Ari Miri Ben-Ari Israeli female violinist b. 1978 · Contemporary
  2. 2 Miri Regev Miri Regev Israeli politician (born 1965) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Miri?

The median living Miri is about 12 years old. Half of all living Miris are between 4 and 20 years old.

How many people named Miri are alive today?

An estimated 900 people named Miri are alive in the United States, based on 871 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Miri in 2025?

Miri ranked #3,329 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 47 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Miri?

871 babies have been named Miri in the United States since 1962, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Miri most popular?

Miri peaked in 2022, when 50 newborns received the name.

Is Miri a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Miri rising or falling?

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

Will Miri become more popular?

Miri is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 64 girls named Miri 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 Miri?

Well-known people named Miri include Miri Ben-Ari (musician), Miri Regev (politician).

Names like Miri

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

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