Mirabel
Feminine · “wondrous”
Mirabel is wondrous in Latin — mirabilis — and the root mirari also gives mirror, admire and marvel.
How old is the name Mirabel?
Mirabel first appears in US birth records in 1982 — 43 years ago. The typical Mirabel is a kid of about 7 — this name's wave is very recent. About 1,100 people named Mirabel are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Mirabel most popular?
Mirabel peaked in 2022, reaching #1451 nationally. Today it ranks #2564, 1,113 places below that high. See the whole 2022 chart.
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Where it comes from
From mirari to Mirabel
The story of Mirabel
Mirabilis gives the English marvel and the French merveille, and mirari behind it gives mirror and admire alike — all of them about looking with wonder. The mirabelle plum of Lorraine carries the same word. Congreve gave the name Mirabell to a character in 1700. It appears in American records in current use.
Meaning
wondrous, admirable
From the Latin mirabilis, 'wonderful', from mirari, 'to wonder at' — the same root as miracle, mirror and admire. The -bel ending was later reinterpreted as the French for beautiful. The Latin is documented.
How the name formed
- mirari
- mirabilis
- Mirabel
Related forms: Mirabelle · Mirabella
Pronouncing Mirabel
MEER-uh-bel
Three syllables, stress on the first. French Mirabelle stresses the last.
Nicknames for Mirabel
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1982
- Most girls named
- 2022153 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1451reached in 2022
- Change vs 2024
- −11.7%68 in 2025, from 77
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Mirabel in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Mirabelle in French — spelling variant
- Mirabella in Italian — related form
Strongest US states over the last decade: Texas, California, New York.
Mirabels among us
people named Mirabel are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 23,636 born in 2025 was named Mirabel
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Tytiana test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Mirabel's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Tytiana climbed just as high around 1999, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Tytiana's path sketches the road Mirabel is walking now.
Mirabel sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Mirabel is headed
Mirabel looks set to keep climbing gently, with roughly 29% more babies a year by 2030 if the current curve holds. Its history is short or jumpy, though, so read this as a sketch rather than a promise.
Low confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Mirabel beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Mirabel in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- That mirror, admire and miracle share a root meaning 'to wonder' is a first-rate etymology.
- Mira and Bel are two short forms, both with real records.
- Three syllables with a front stress, which holds up against a short surname.
- Mirabelle with the fuller ending is commoner.
- A 2021 animated film is a strong recent association.
- The -bel ending is a reinterpretation rather than the source.
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Frequently asked
- How many Mirabels are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 1,100 people named Mirabel are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Mirabel in 2025?
- Mirabel ranks #2564 among US girl names in 2025, with 68 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Mirabel?
- About 1 in every 23,636 US girls born in 2025 was named Mirabel — 68 in all.
- Will my child share the name Mirabel with classmates?
- Mirabel will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Mirabel
Names sitting at a similar level of popularity right now.
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