Girls' name · since 1951
Mirella
3,280 babies named Mirella in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,405 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,351 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,280
- born since 1951
- 1990s
- peak decade
Mirella currently ranks #3351 among girls' names in America, with 3,280 babies recorded since 1951.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mirella has been recorded 3,280 times among girls since 1951, currently ranked #3351 nationally and more common than 81% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 2025.
- #3,405 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,351 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,280 born since 1951
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mirella ranks #3,405 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,351 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,280 born since 1951, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,405 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,351 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,280
- born since 1951
- 1990s
- peak decade
Mirella's 3,280 recorded births place it above 95.29% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Mirella compares
3,280 Top 17% higher than 83% 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
Mirella's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mirella | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,280 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 163 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mirella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mirella's full recorded timeline at 1989, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1952, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1997 peak of 163 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mirella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2025
- Peak year (1997)
- 163
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Mirella by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (878 births, 27% of the file).
1990s was Mirella's strongest decade.
878 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Mirella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 49
1950s
49 births
- 1960s 159
1960s
159 births
- 1970s
1970s
455 births
- 1980s
1980s
481 births
- 1990s
1990s
878 births
- 2000s
2000s
677 births
- 2010s
2010s
353 births
- 2020s 228
2020s
228 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 878 births (27% of all-time use).
How Mirella 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 Mirella's total volume
Mirella by state
Where Mirella concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,145 | 34.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 400 | 12.2% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 120 | 3.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 81 | 2.5% |
| #5 | Washington | | 38 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Florida | | 22 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 16 | 0.5% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 10 | 0.3% |
1,145 of 3,280 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Mirella appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Mirella's data
- Mirella's decade-level peak was the 1990s (878 total births); usage has since declined to 228 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Mirellas (1,145 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 Mirella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~74 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, 1951–2025 (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 Mirella 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.