Mireille
Mireille is a French given name, derived from the Provençal Occitan name Mirèio. It could be related to the Occitan verb mirar "to look, to admire" or to the given names Miriam "Myriam", Maria "Mary". It is uncommon in France, except in families originating from Provence and around the Mediterranean sea.
Meaning & Origin of Mireille
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mireille is a French given name, derived from the Provençal Occitan name Mirèio. It could be related to the Occitan verb mirar "to look, to admire" or to the given names Miriam "Myriam", Maria "Mary". It is uncommon in France, except in families originating from Provence and around the Mediterranean sea.
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The Story of Mireille
Mireille first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1949, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 33 Mireilles were born — ranking #4,237 that year. As of 2026, Mireille ranks #7,208 for baby girls with 15 births, falling sharply (-27%). In total, more than 868 Mireilles have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
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About the name Mireille
Mireille is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1949 and has accumulated 868 births in the dataset. Mireille's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #3,012. Use the chart and map above to compare Mireille'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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