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Mireya

Meaning: Uncertain; possibly to admire
Origin: Occitan — Spanish form of Mireille, coined by Frédéric Mistral for his 1859 poem Mirèio

Girl's name · #1147 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

Popularity over time

Mireya reached its best rank, #448, in 1997 and ranked #1147 in 2025. About 9,900 girls have carried it since 1951.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 14 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#319 in Mexico (2024) · #978 in Ecuador (2025) · #1,221 in Austria (2025) · #1,271 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,313 in Italy (2024) · #1,522 in Sweden (2025) · #1,668 in Canada (2025) · #1,673 in Switzerland (2025) · #6,074 in France (2025) · #856 in Ireland (2023) · #693 in Puerto Rico (1998).

Famous Mireyas

Mireya Moscoso — Panama's first female president (born 1946)
Mireya Luis — Cuban volleyball player (born 1967)
Mireya Mayor — American anthropologist and wildlife correspondent (born 1973)
Mireya Agüero — Honduran politician (born 1958)
Mireya González — Spanish handball player (born 1991)

What Mireyas become

Among 58 notable people named Mireya:

Artists & writers appear 1.45× more often than among typical names — e.g. Mireya Cueto, Mexican puppeteer, writer and dramaturg (1922–2013).

Similar names: Adilene · Micah · Zaria · Neveah · Tamia · Iyanna

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