girl's name
Mirai
- Origin Japanese
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 444
Mirai is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 20 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Mirai is a name of Japanese origin.
- Peaked in 2020, when 45 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 165,782 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1999.
Mirai over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 |
| 2000s | 51 |
| 2010s | 181 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 185 |
How popular is Mirai?
In 2025, Mirai was given to 20 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Mirai 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 Mirai
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Mirai also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Mirai over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Mirai
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Mirai — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Mirai
How popular is the name Mirai?
In 2025, Mirai was given to 20 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Mirai a girl's or a boy's name?
Mirai is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Mirai most popular?
Mirai peaked in 2020, when 45 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Mirai a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Mirai currently ranks #5,445 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.