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
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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The Story of Mirka
Mirka first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1992, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1995, when 52 Mirkas were born — ranking #2,456 that year. As of 2026, Mirka ranks #14,477 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 529 Mirkas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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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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