Miran
Miran is a given name and surname. The name Miran is derived from the word Mir and the suffix 'an' which is a very common component of Slavic names.
Meaning & Origin of Miran
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Miran is a given name and surname. The name Miran is derived from the word Mir and the suffix 'an' which is a very common component of Slavic names.
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The Story of Miran
Miran first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1975, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 79 Mirans were born — ranking #1,950 that year. As of 2026, Miran ranks #2,315 for baby boys with 62 births, rising sharply (+139% over the past five years). In total, more than 481 Mirans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Miran
Miran is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1975 and has accumulated 481 births in the dataset. Miran's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #1,950. Use the chart and map above to compare Miran'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 .
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