Fun Facts About the Name Mirabel
- More than 1 thousand babies named Mirabel: U.S. records list 1,090 babies given the name Mirabel from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Mirabel Mean?
Mirabel is a feminine name of Latin origin meaning wonderful or admirable, from the Latin adjective mirabilis. That word is built from the verb mirari (to wonder at, to marvel) plus the suffix -bilis (able to be), so its literal sense is that which is to be wondered at. The form Mirabel is a shortened variant of the French Mirabelle and the Italian Mirabella, both formed on the same root. The usual English gloss, wonderful, is a direct translation of the Latin rather than a later symbolic reading.
Mirabel Name History & Origins
The root of Mirabel is the Latin adjective mirabilis, which was used in medieval Christian Latin in phrases such as mirabilis Deus (wonderful is God). Feminine names built on this root include the Italian Mirabella and the French Mirabelle; Mirabel is the shorter form found in both French and English.
The same Latin word gave French the mirabelle, the small yellow plum associated with Lorraine, a fruit name that developed separately from the personal name. Mirabel also appears as a place name, including a town in the Ardèche department of France and the Quebec town that gave its name to Montréal's Mirabel airport.
Among literary uses, Mirabell (spelled with two l's) is the male lead of William Congreve's comedy The Way of the World (1700). A much later use is Mirabel Madrigal, the central character of the Disney film Encanto (2021). Both appearances come long after the name's Latin source and do not account for its origin.
How Popular is the Name Mirabel?
Mirabel has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2022. Its best rank was #1,454 in 2022.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,575 | 68 | 0.0042% |
| 2024 | #2,370 | 77 | 0.0048% |
| 2023 | #2,099 | 92 | 0.0057% |
| 2022 | #1,454 | 153 | 0.0093% |
| 2021 | #4,214 | 34 | 0.0021% |
| 2020 | #3,887 | 37 | 0.0023% |
| 2019 | #3,490 | 45 | 0.0027% |
| 2018 | #3,379 | 47 | 0.0028% |
| 2017 | #3,604 | 43 | 0.0025% |
| 2016 | #3,089 | 54 | 0.0030% |
| 2015 | #3,575 | 44 | 0.0025% |
| 2014 | #4,079 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 2013 | #3,033 | 55 | 0.0031% |
| 2012 | #3,625 | 44 | 0.0025% |
| 2011 | #4,128 | 36 | 0.0020% |
| 2010 | #6,564 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2009 | #3,927 | 40 | 0.0022% |
| 2008 | #5,234 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 2007 | #4,534 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 2006 | #6,529 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2005 | #7,788 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2004 | #6,139 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2003 | #10,192 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2002 | #9,276 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2001 | #13,009 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1999 | #12,242 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1998 | #10,804 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1982 | #11,653 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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