Mirka
Mirka is a Finnish or Slavic feminine given name, and a surname. It can also be a diminutive of given names such as Miroslava or Mirosław
- Czech
- Slovak
- Polish
- Serbian
Meaning & Origin of Mirka
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mirka is a Finnish or Slavic feminine given name, and a surname. It can also be a diminutive of given names such as Miroslava or Mirosław
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Czech
- Slovak
- Polish
- Serbian
- Finnish
The Story of Mirka
The earliest SSA record of Mirka as a baby girl name dates back to 1992, when 7 babies received it. 1995 was its biggest year on record, with 52 newborns named Mirka — #2,456 in the national rankings. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 57% of all recorded Mirkas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2015 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 529 Mirkas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Mirka
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Names that sound like Mirka
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About the name Mirka
Mirka is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1992 and has accumulated 529 births in the dataset. Mirka's peak popularity came in 1995 when it ranked #2,456. Use the chart and map above to compare Mirka'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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