Miracle
Miracle was the 492nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 603 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 366th; the most babies were born in 2016 (875). Over the last ten years it has moved down 79 places. More babies were named Miracle in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning miracle (word name) · English, Latin
Say it MEER-uh-kul /ˈmɪrəkəl/
- Rank in 2025
- #492 girls, down 117 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 603girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2016875 babies
- Total since 1880
- 22,006babies recorded
What does the name Miracle mean?
Miracle is the English word used as a given name, often for a child whose birth felt unexpected. Dictionary.com traces the word through Old French to Latin miraculum, "wonder", from mirari, "to wonder at". Wiktionary lists it as a female given name. SSA data record it in the US from the 1960s, with most use since the 1990s.
mīrāculum (Latin, “wonder, marvel”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Mira, Milagros.
See also: English names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Miracle', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary.com Unabridged (based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary), with Collins English Dictionary, s.v. 'miracle', Dictionary.com / Random House / HarperCollins
- CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (cmudict), Carnegie Mellon University
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (usage history only), US Social Security Administration
Miracle popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 535 since 1993, 42 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #492 | 603 |
| 2020 | #375 | 826 |
| 2010 | #518 | 577 |
| 2000 | #524 | 504 |
| 1990 | #1,581 | 96 |
| 1980 | #2,207 | 46 |
| 1970 | #4,410 | 13 |
| 1960 | #7,013 | 5 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Miracle, counting every spelling?
Miracle is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #491 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #492 for Miracle on its own. Together these spellings went to 645 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miracle | 603 | #492 | 3,551 |
| Myracle | 35 | #4,143 | 207 |
| Mirakle | 7 | #12,759 | 60 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Miracle?
603 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Miracle (0.17 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Miracle born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 14 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Miracle.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Miracle?
About 21,200 people born in the US named Miracle are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 8 and 23. That makes Miracle mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Miracle by state
How common Miracle was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in District of Columbia (4.2×), Mississippi (4.0×), Louisiana (2.9×), South Carolina (2.7×), Georgia (2.4×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Oregon, Nebraska, Washington.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Miracle: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Miracle, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Miracle · Sibling names for Miracle
Questions about the name Miracle
What does Miracle mean?
Miracle means “miracle (word name)” (English, Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Miracle?
Miracle was the 492nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 603 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 366th; the most babies were born in 2016 (875). Over the last ten years it has moved down 79 places. More babies were named Miracle in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Miracle a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Miracle in the US.
Where is Miracle most popular?
In 2021–2025, Miracle was most common in District of Columbia (1.86 per 1,000 girls), followed by Mississippi and Louisiana.