How Many People Are Named Mirah?
An estimated 535 people in the United States have the first name Mirah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Mirah peaked in popularity in 2024 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mirah 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 Mirah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
535
About 1 in 640,662 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2024
25 births
Total Registered
548
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mirah
Mirah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 548 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Mirah as a female name
Ranked #5,234 in 2024
25 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (25 births)
Mirah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mirah span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 203 babies were registered. While Mirah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Mirah by Decade
How has Mirah 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.
Mirah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Mirah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Mirah
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Mirah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mirah?
We estimate approximately 535 people named Mirah 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 640,662 Americans share this first name.
Is Mirah a common name?
Mirah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 548 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mirah most popular?
Mirah reached peak popularity in 2024, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mirah is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mirah a female name?
Mirah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mirah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mirah Smith, Mirah Johnson, Mirah 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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