US rank #8016 Girls' name Peak 2018 838 births

Mireille — #8016 US girls' name

838 babies named Mireille in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s81960s521970s1121980s931990s1102000s1482010s2212020s89
#8016
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 55% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Mireille was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

33 babies were named Mireille in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mireille

The Social Security Administration has registered 838 babies named Mireille between 1949 and 2024, spanning 76 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mireille currently holds the #8016 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 33 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mireille performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 221 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Mireille shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 69 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Mireille in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mireille in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 838 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Mireille at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

838

Since 1949

76 years of records

Peak year

2018

33 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#8,016

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1949

Recorded for 76 years

Last year on file: 2024

Mireille popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1949

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
33
Annual births at peak — across 76 years of records
010203040 202420162008200019921984197619681949 5

Mireille by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
221 births that decade — 26% of Mireille's all-time total
1940s51950s81960s521970s1121980s931990s1102000s1482010s2212020s89

Mireille by state

Where Mireille concentrates geographically — total births since 1949

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Mireille
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
69 8.2%
#2 New York
14 1.7%
#3 Texas
7 0.8%
California share of Mireille's total US births 8.2%
Even split

69 of 838 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mireille?
838 babies have been named Mireille since 1949. It currently ranks #8016 among girls. The peak year was 2018 with 33 births.
When was Mireille most popular?
Mireille was most popular in the 2010s decade with 221 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Mireille most popular?
The top states for the name Mireille are California (69 births), New York (14 births), Texas (7 births).
How long has the name Mireille been used?
Mireille has been recorded in Social Security data since 1949, spanning 76 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Mireille?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Miriam, Miranda, Miracle, Mira, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1949–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.