Mireya is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Mireya means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Mireya across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Mireya has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Mireya is a girl name of Occitan origin meaning “to admire, or wonder”. A Spanish form of Mireille, from a Provencal name.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 9,939 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 205 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 3 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Mireya per year, United States (1951 to 2025). United States peaked in 1997 (567/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2025 (25/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2023 (3/yr).
Mireya has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1997, when it ranked #847 nationally (given to 567 babies that year).
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