Is Mirian a boy or girl name?

Mirian is a girl’s name. Of the 3,391 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Mirian

Recorded 1911–2025 · United States

Mirian was most popular in 2003, when 100 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,171 that year. In 2025 it ranked #14,309, with 12 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,391 people named Mirian.

Mirian over time

Births per year. The dot marks Mirian’s peak in 2003. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Mirian a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Mirian is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 3,391 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Mirian

Where Mirian is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org