Mira is a distinctive choice, ranked #323 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Mira in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#323
US Rank #335
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About the Name Mira
Mira is currently at its most popular point on record, sitting at UK #337. The name has climbed 149 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Mira is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Mira in their class.
In the US it sits at #380 — notably more popular in the UK than across the Atlantic.
⭐ Famous People Named Mira
Mira Rai — Mira Rai is a Nepalese trail runner and sky runner.
Fernando Mira — Fernando Manuel Mendes Mira is a Portuguese former footballer and football manager.
Mira Murati — Ermira "Mira" Murati is an Albanian-American business executive.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Mira
Unlikely. With around 135 UK babies named Mira per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Mira in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Mira is at its highest recorded position — #323 in 2025, with 135 births. In 2020 it ranked #486.
Mira is more popular in the UK (#337) than in the US (#380). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Mira include: Mira Rai, Fernando Mira and Mira Murati. Short summaries for each appear below.
Mira appears in the US top 500 at #380 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
135
UK babies named Mira (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↑ 163 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Mira
Almost certainly the only Mira in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Mira
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
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