Miren
Miren is a feminine given name. People with the name include:Miren Agur Meabe, Basque poet, prose writer, author of books for children and young adults and a translator Miren Amuriza, Spanish bertsolari and Biscayan writer Miren Basaras, Spanish microbiologist and professor Miren Etxezarreta, Spanish Basque economist and intellectual Miren Gorrotxategi, Spanish Podemos politician Miren Gutiérrez…
Meaning & Origin of Miren
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Miren is a feminine given name. People with the name include:Miren Agur Meabe, Basque poet, prose writer, author of books for children and young adults and a translator Miren Amuriza, Spanish bertsolari and Biscayan writer Miren Basaras, Spanish microbiologist and professor Miren Etxezarreta, Spanish Basque economist and intellectual Miren Gorrotxategi, Spanish Podemos politician Miren Gutiérrez…
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The Story of Miren
Miren first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1984, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2009, when 10 Mirens were born — ranking #10,678 that year. As of 2026, Miren ranks #15,082 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 50 Mirens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Miren
Miren is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1984 and has accumulated 50 births in the dataset. Miren's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #10,678. Use the chart and map above to compare Miren'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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