US rank #1065 Girls' name Peak 1997 9,737 births

Mireya — #1065 US girls' name

9,737 babies named Mireya 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.

1950s621960s1501970s7581980s8421990s25082000s26362010s18282020s953
#1065
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 94% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Mireya was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

567 babies were named Mireya in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mireya

The Social Security Administration has registered 9,737 babies named Mireya between 1951 and 2024, spanning 74 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mireya currently holds the #1065 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 567 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mireya performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 2,636 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Mireya shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 2,982 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Mireya in 29 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mireya 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 9,737 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.

Mireya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

9,737

Since 1951

74 years of records

Peak year

1997

567 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#1,065

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1951

Recorded for 74 years

Last year on file: 2024

Mireya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1951

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1997)
567
Annual births at peak — across 74 years of records
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Mireya by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
2,636 births that decade — 27% of Mireya's all-time total
1950s621960s1501970s7581980s8421990s25082000s26362010s18282020s953

Mireya by state

Where Mireya concentrates geographically — total births since 1951

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Mireya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
2,982 30.6%
#2 Texas
2,257 23.2%
#3 Illinois
557 5.7%
#4 Arizona
473 4.9%
#5 Florida
224 2.3%
#6 Colorado
223 2.3%
#7 New Mexico
214 2.2%
#8 Washington
198 2.0%
California share of Mireya's total US births 30.6%
Even split

2,982 of 9,737 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.

Mireya appears in 29 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mireya?
9,737 babies have been named Mireya since 1951. It currently ranks #1065 among girls. The peak year was 1997 with 567 births.
When was Mireya most popular?
Mireya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 2,636 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Mireya most popular?
The top states for the name Mireya are California (2,982 births), Texas (2,257 births), Illinois (557 births).
How long has the name Mireya been used?
Mireya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 74 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Mireya?
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, 1951–2024 (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.