Fun Facts About the Name Mireyah
- 102 babies named Mireyah: U.S. records list 102 babies given the name Mireyah from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Mireyah Mean?
Mireyah is a rare name, and no etymology tied specifically to this spelling is firmly documented. In form it matches the Spanish name Mireya with an added final h. Mireya, the Catalan Mireia, and the French Mireille all go back to the Old Occitan name Mirèio, which is usually connected with the Occitan verb mirar, "to look at, to admire." If Mireyah is a respelling of Mireya, it would carry that sense; if it is a separate formation, no meaning can be documented for it. The literal sense "to admire" is not the same as the looser symbolic readings sometimes attached to the name, such as "wonderful" or "admirable."
The final -yah is also the Hebrew element meaning "God" in names such as Isaiah and Jeremiah, but nothing shows that element at work in Mireyah; a shared ending is not evidence of a shared origin.
Mireyah Name History & Origins
There is little recorded history for the spelling Mireyah itself, so its development has to be read from the names it resembles. The Occitan Mirèio is the name Frédéric Mistral gave the heroine of his 1859 Provençal poem Mirèio, the best-known literary use of the name. The French form Mireille, the Catalan Mireia, and the Spanish Mireya are all linked to it, each within its own language and tradition. Whether any of these stands behind the English spelling Mireyah is not established.
How Popular is the Name Mireyah?
Mireyah 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 2005. Its best rank was #8,691 in 2005.
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 | #16,497 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #13,069 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2020 | #14,551 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #13,354 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2016 | #11,495 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #14,008 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #9,966 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2012 | #11,933 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2010 | #13,092 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2006 | #19,116 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #8,691 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2004 | #11,331 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2003 | #15,161 | 6 | 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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