Mirta
Mirta is a female given name which may refer to:Mirta Aguirre (1912–1980), Cuban poet, novelist, journalist and political activist Mirta Busnelli, Argentine actress Mirta Diaz-Balart, first wife of Fidel Castro Mirta Galesic, Croatian American psychologist Mirta Hortas (1949–2022), Argentine writer Mirta Miller, Argentine actress Mirta Ojito, Cuban-American newspaper reporter Mirta de Perales…
- Spanish
- Italian
- Croatian
Meaning & Origin of Mirta
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mirta is a female given name which may refer to:Mirta Aguirre (1912–1980), Cuban poet, novelist, journalist and political activist Mirta Busnelli, Argentine actress Mirta Diaz-Balart, first wife of Fidel Castro Mirta Galesic, Croatian American psychologist Mirta Hortas (1949–2022), Argentine writer Mirta Miller, Argentine actress Mirta Ojito, Cuban-American newspaper reporter Mirta de Perales…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
- Italian
- Croatian
The Story of Mirta
The earliest SSA record of Mirta as a baby girl name dates back to 1931, when 5 babies received it. 1963 was its biggest year on record, with 30 newborns named Mirta — #2,171 in the national rankings. About 27% of every Mirta on record arrived during the 1960s, its defining decade. Mirta last appeared in the published SSA data in 2009, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 860 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1930s to the 2020s.
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About the name Mirta
Mirta is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1931 and has accumulated 860 births in the dataset. Mirta's peak popularity came in 1963 when it ranked #2,171. Use the chart and map above to compare Mirta'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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