Mirel
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 3 babies a year in England and Wales.
Mirel by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Mirel. In the US, 17 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 31 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
What we can tell you about Mirel
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Mirel. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Miralbright light; celestial brilliance55 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mielhoney6 in the US (2017)
- Mireibeautiful spirit; from Japanese elements5 in the US (2017)
- Mirelaadmirable, wonderful; form of Mirella4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mabellovable1,527 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marenof the sea; feminine form of Marinus463 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Mirel
Names that are said the same way as Mirel, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Names about as common as Mirel
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