Girls' name · since 1976
Mirel
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 707 babies named Mirel, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,462 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,396 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 707
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Mirel is the #4396 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 707 recorded since 1976.
Mirel has 707 recorded births among girls since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4396 as of the latest data, more common than 75% 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 1976 to 2025.
- #9,462 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,396 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 707 born since 1976
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mirel ranks #9,462 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,396 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 707 born since 1976, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,462 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,396 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 707
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mirel's 707 recorded births place it above 86.91% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Mirel compares
707 Top 38% higher than 62% 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
Mirel's all-time total is 88% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mirel | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 707 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 32 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mirel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mirel's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 73% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 27%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 32, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mirel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Mirel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (229 births, 32% of the file).
2010s was Mirel's strongest decade.
229 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Mirel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 15
1970s
15 births
- 1980s 50
1980s
50 births
- 1990s
1990s
93 births
- 2000s
2000s
191 births
- 2010s
2010s
229 births
- 2020s
2020s
129 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 229 births (32% of all-time use).
How Mirel 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 Mirel's total volume
Mirel by state
Where Mirel concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 473 | 66.9% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 43 | 6.1% |
473 of 707 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Mirel's data
- Mirel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (229 total births) through the 2020s (129) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Mirels (473 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Mirel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Mirel 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.