Mireya

“Variant of Mireia — from Occitan Mireio (coined by Frederic Mistral for his 1859 poem)” — Occitan origin

Girl's name · #1144 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Mireya has appeared in US records since 1951 — best rank #447 (1997) · 9,939 babies named Mireya all-time · 1 in 7,700 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 9,200 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 10,000 girls in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 11,000 girls in Switzerland (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 14 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Mireyas

Mireya Moscoso — Panama's first female president
Mireya Luis — Female volleyball player from Cuba
Mireya Baltra — Chilean politician
Mireya González — Spanish handball player
Mireya Agüero — Honduran politician

What Mireyas become

Among 58 notable people named Mireya:

Artists & writers appear 1.45× more often than among typical names — e.g. Mireya Cueto, Mexican writer and puppeteer (1922–2013).

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