Mireya

Mireya: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “admired”
Origin: Spanish
Say it: mee-RAY-yuh · 3 syllables
Used for: Girls

Spanish Mireya is generally taken as a form of Mireille, from Provençal Mirèio, popularized by Frédéric Mistral. It is associated with Latin mirari 'to admire'.

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How popular is Mireya?

202470.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Mireya in 2024233

2024 rank#1,065 girls

Peak year1997

Total US babies since 18809,737

Mireya has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Mireya

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Mireya questions

What does the name Mireya mean?

Mireya means "admired". It comes from Spanish. Spanish Mireya is generally taken as a form of Mireille, from Provençal Mirèio, popularized by Frédéric Mistral. It is associated with Latin mirari 'to admire'.

Is Mireya a boy or girl name?

Mireya is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Mireya?

233 US babies were named Mireya in 2024. Its peak year was 1997.

How do you pronounce Mireya?

Mireya is usually pronounced mee-RAY-yuh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.