How Many People Are Named Mira?
An estimated 13,385 people in the United States have the first name Mira. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Mira peaked in popularity in 2024 with 820 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mira as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Mira paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Mira is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 17, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
13,385
About 1 in 25,607 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2024
820 births
Total Registered
14,171
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mira
Mira is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 14,171 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Mira as a male name
Ranked #8,111 in 1988
5 male births in 1988
Peak: 1988 (5 births)
Mira as a female name
Ranked #380 in 2024
820 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (820 births)
Mira: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mira span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 5,122 babies were registered. While Mira is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Mira by Decade
How has Mira tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Mira by State
Birth registrations for Mira span all 41 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Illinois. The lowest are in New Hampshire, Maine, New Mexico. On average, about 265 Miras were registered per state.
Mira + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Mira as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Mira
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Mira: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mira?
We estimate approximately 13,385 people named Mira are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 25,607 Americans share this first name.
Is Mira a common name?
Mira is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 14,171 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mira most popular?
Mira reached peak popularity in 2024, when 820 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mira is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mira a female name?
Mira is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mira Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mira Smith, Mira Johnson, Mira Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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