How Many People Are Named Mireya?
An estimated 9,439 people in the United States have the first name Mireya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Mireya peaked in popularity in 1997 with 567 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mireya as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Mireya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
9,439
About 1 in 36,313 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
1997
567 births
Total Registered
9,737
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mireya
Mireya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 9,737 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Mireya as a female name
Ranked #1,066 in 2024
233 female births in 2024
Peak: 1997 (567 births)
Mireya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mireya span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 2,636 babies were registered. While Mireya is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Mireya by Decade
How has Mireya tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Mireya by State
Birth registrations for Mireya span all 29 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Illinois. The lowest are in Tennessee, Maryland, Idaho. On average, about 269 Mireyas were registered per state.
Mireya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Mireya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Mireya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mireya?
We estimate approximately 9,439 people named Mireya are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 36,313 Americans share this first name.
Is Mireya a common name?
Mireya is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 9,737 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mireya most popular?
Mireya reached peak popularity in 1997, when 567 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mireya is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mireya a female name?
Mireya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mireya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mireya Smith, Mireya Johnson, Mireya Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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