Mirabel
Mirabel is a female name stemming from the Latin word mirabilis, meaning "wondrous" or "of wondrous beauty". It was used as both a male and female name in the Middle Ages, but is now almost exclusively female.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Mirabel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mirabel is a female name stemming from the Latin word mirabilis, meaning "wondrous" or "of wondrous beauty". It was used as both a male and female name in the Middle Ages, but is now almost exclusively female.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Mirabel
The earliest SSA record of Mirabel as a baby girl name dates back to 1982, when 5 babies received it. 2022 was its biggest year on record, with 153 newborns named Mirabel — #1,450 in the national rankings. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 49% of all recorded Mirabels. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #1,819 among baby girl names with 111 births, rising sharply (+161% over the past five years). In total, more than 1K Mirabels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Mirabel
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Mirabel. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Mirabel
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Mirabel Osler (1925-2016), English writer and garden designer
- Mirabelle Thovex (born 1991), French snowboarder
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Names that sound like Mirabel
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About the name Mirabel
Mirabel is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1982 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Mirabel's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #1,450. Use the chart and map above to compare Mirabel'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.