Miracle
Miracle is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Miracle
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Miracle is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Miracle
The earliest SSA record of Miracle as a baby girl name dates back to 1960, when 5 babies received it. 2016 was its biggest year on record, with 875 newborns named Miracle — #372 in the national rankings. About 35% of every Miracle on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Miracle ranks #481 for baby girls with 636 births, falling sharply (-17%). All told, over 22K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
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About the name Miracle
Miracle is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1960 and has accumulated 22K births in the dataset. Miracle's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #366. Use the chart and map above to compare Miracle's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.