Miel
Miel is a name with a single cultural origin: Dutch.
- Dutch
Meaning & Origin of Miel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Miel is a name with a single cultural origin: Dutch.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Dutch
The Story of Miel
The earliest SSA record of Miel as a baby girl name dates back to 1971, when 5 babies received it. 2024 was its biggest year on record, with 35 newborns named Miel — #4,105 in the national rankings. About 65% of every Miel on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Miel ranks #4,117 for baby girls with 35 births, rising sharply (+176% over the past five years). All told, over 263 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Miel
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Miel. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Miel
Miel is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 263 births in the dataset. Miel's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #4,105. Use the chart and map above to compare Miel's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.