How Many People Are Named Miri?
An estimated 806 people in the United States have the first name Miri. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Miri peaked in popularity in 2022 with 50 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Miri 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 Miri paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
806
About 1 in 425,254 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2022
50 births
Total Registered
824
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Miri
Miri is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 824 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Miri as a female name
Ranked #3,613 in 2024
43 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (50 births)
Miri: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Miri span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 317 babies were registered. While Miri is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Miri by Decade
How has Miri 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.
Miri by State
Birth registrations for Miri span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, New Jersey, California. The lowest are in California, New Jersey, New York. On average, about 126 Miris were registered per state.
Miri + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Miri as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Miri
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Miri: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Miri?
We estimate approximately 806 people named Miri 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 425,254 Americans share this first name.
Is Miri a common name?
Miri is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 824 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Miri most popular?
Miri reached peak popularity in 2022, when 50 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Miri is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Miri a female name?
Miri is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Miri Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Miri Smith, Miri Johnson, Miri 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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