Mirabella
Feminine · “wondrous”
Mirabella is wondrous in Latin — mirabilis — and the root mirari also gives mirror, admire and marvel.
How old is the name Mirabella?
Mirabella first appears in US birth records in 1991 — 34 years ago. The typical Mirabella is a kid of about 10 — this name's wave is very recent. About 1,300 people named Mirabella are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Mirabella most popular?
Mirabella peaked in 2017, reaching #2302 nationally. Today it ranks #2607, 305 places below that high. See the whole 2017 chart.
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Where it comes from
From mirari to Mirabella
The story of Mirabella
Mirabilis gives the English marvel and the French merveille, and mirari behind it gives mirror and admire alike — all about looking with wonder. The mirabelle plum of Lorraine carries the same word. Mirabella is the Italian form and 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 -bella ending was later reinterpreted as the Italian for beautiful. The Latin is documented.
How the name formed
- mirari
- mirabilis
- Mirabella
Related forms: Mirabella · Mirabelle · Mirabel
Pronouncing Mirabella
meer-uh-BEL-uh
Four syllables, stress on the third. Italian says mee-rah-BEL-lah.
Nicknames for Mirabella
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
- 1991
- Most girls named
- 201780 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2302reached in 2017
- Change vs 2024
- −8.3%66 in 2025, from 72
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.
Mirabella in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Mirabella in Italian — same name
- Mirabelle in French — related form
- Mirabel in English — related form
Strongest US states over the last decade: California, Florida, New York.
Mirabellas among us
people named Mirabella are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 24,353 born in 2025 was named Mirabella
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 Hilarie test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Mirabella's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Hilarie climbed just as high around 1953, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Hilarie's path sketches the road Mirabella is walking now.
Mirabella 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 Mirabella is headed
Mirabella looks set to keep climbing gently, with roughly 17% 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.
Mirabella beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Mirabella 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 Bella are two short forms, both with real records.
- Four syllables of open vowels, which carries unusually well.
- Four syllables make it long for everyday use.
- Mirabelle and Mirabel are both close in sound.
- The -bella ending is a reinterpretation rather than the source.
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Frequently asked
- How many Mirabellas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 1,300 people named Mirabella are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Mirabella in 2025?
- Mirabella ranks #2607 among US girl names in 2025, with 66 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Mirabella?
- About 1 in every 24,353 US girls born in 2025 was named Mirabella — 66 in all.
- Will my child share the name Mirabella with classmates?
- Mirabella will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Mirabella
Names sitting at a similar level of popularity right now.
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