Mirella
Mirella is a feminine given name, cognate to Mirela. Notable people with the name include:Mirella, Finnish singer Mirella Amato, bilingual beer consultant, beer sommelier and author in Toronto, Ontario, Canada Mirella Arnhold, Brazilian alpine skier Mirella Avalle (1922–2012), Italian sprinter Mirella Bentivoglio (1922–2017), Italian sculptor, poet, performance artist and curator Mirella Cesa,…
- Italian
Meaning & Origin of Mirella
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mirella is a feminine given name, cognate to Mirela. Notable people with the name include:Mirella, Finnish singer Mirella Amato, bilingual beer consultant, beer sommelier and author in Toronto, Ontario, Canada Mirella Arnhold, Brazilian alpine skier Mirella Avalle (1922–2012), Italian sprinter Mirella Bentivoglio (1922–2017), Italian sculptor, poet, performance artist and curator Mirella Cesa,…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
The Story of Mirella
Mirella first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1951, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1997: 163 births, good for #1,145 nationwide. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 26% of all recorded Mirellas. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #2,921 among baby girl names with 57 births, rising sharply (+44% over the past five years). In total, more than 3K Mirellas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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About the name Mirella
Mirella is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1951 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Mirella's peak popularity came in 1997 when it ranked #1,145. Use the chart and map above to compare Mirella'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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