girl's name
Mirah
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 662
Mirah is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2024, when 25 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 236,855 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1920.
Mirah over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 |
| 1980s | 14 |
| 1990s | 103 |
| 2000s | 124 |
| 2010s | 203 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 113 |
How popular is Mirah?
In 2025, Mirah was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Mirah is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Mirah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Mirah also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Mirah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Mirah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Mirah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Mirah
How popular is the name Mirah?
In 2025, Mirah was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Mirah a girl's or a boy's name?
Mirah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Mirah most popular?
Mirah peaked in 2024, when 25 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Mirah a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Mirah currently ranks #3,262 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.