Girls' name · since 1949
Mireille
850 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.
- #8,411 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,442 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 850
- born since 1949
- 2010s
- peak decade
850 babies have been named Mireille since 1949, making it today's #8442 girls' name.
Mireille has 850 recorded births among girls since 1949, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8442 as of the latest data, more common than 51% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1949 to 2025.
- #8,411 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,442 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 850 born since 1949
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mireille ranks #8,411 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,442 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 850 born since 1949, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,411 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,442 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 850
- born since 1949
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mireille's 850 recorded births place it above 88.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Mireille compares
850 Top 35% higher than 65% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Mireille's all-time total is 126% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mireille | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 850 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mireille's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mireille's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 64% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 36%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1949, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 33, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mireille popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 77 years of records
Mireille by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (221 births, 26% of the file).
2010s was Mireille's strongest decade.
221 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Mireille births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 8
1950s
8 births
- 1960s 52
1960s
52 births
- 1970s
1970s
112 births
- 1980s
1980s
93 births
- 1990s
1990s
110 births
- 2000s
2000s
148 births
- 2010s
2010s
221 births
- 2020s
2020s
101 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 221 births (26% of all-time use).
How Mireille compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Mireille's total volume
Mireille by state
Where Mireille concentrates geographically, total births since 1949
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 69 | 8.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 14 | 1.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 7 | 0.8% |
69 of 850 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Mireille's data
- Mireille's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (221 total births) through the 2020s (101) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Mireilles (69 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mireille: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~76 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1949–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Mireille draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.