Mirabelle
Feminine · “wondrous”
Mirabelle is wondrous in Latin — mirabilis — and it is also a small yellow plum grown in Lorraine.
How old is the name Mirabelle?
Mirabelle first appears in US birth records in 1997 — 28 years ago. The typical Mirabelle is a kid of about 9 — this name's wave is very recent. About 1,600 people named Mirabelle are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Mirabelle most popular?
Mirabelle peaked in 2015, reaching #1996 nationally. Today it ranks #2239, 243 places below that high. See the whole 2015 chart.
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Where it comes from
From mirari to Mirabelle
The story of Mirabelle
Mirabilis gives the English marvel and the French merveille, and mirari behind it gives mirror and admire alike. The mirabelle plum of Lorraine carries the same word. Congreve gives the name Mirabell to a character in The Way of the World. It appears in American records in current use.
Meaning
wondrous, admirable
From the Latin mirabilis, 'wonderful' or 'admirable', from mirari, 'to wonder at' — the same root as miracle, mirror and admire. The -belle ending was later reinterpreted as the French for beautiful. The Latin is documented.
How the name formed
- mirari
- mirabilis
- Mirabelle
Related forms: Mirabelle · Mirabel · Mirabella
Pronouncing Mirabelle
MEER-uh-bel
Three syllables, stress on the first. French says mee-ra-BEL with the stress at the end.
Nicknames for Mirabelle
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
- 1997
- Most girls named
- 201599 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1996reached in 2015
- Change vs 2024
- +5.1%82 in 2025, from 78
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.
Mirabelle in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Mirabelle in French — same name
- Mirabel in English — spelling variant
- Mirabella in Italian — related form
Strongest US states over the last decade: California, Texas, New York.
Mirabelles among us
people named Mirabelle are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 19,601 born in 2025 was named Mirabelle
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 Arial test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Mirabelle's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Arial climbed just as high around 1991, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Arial's path sketches the road Mirabelle is walking now.
Mirabelle 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 Mirabelle is headed
Mirabelle should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.
Medium 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.
Mirabelle beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Mirabelle 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 Belle are two short forms, both with real records.
- The plum of Lorraine is a pleasant concrete association.
- Mirabel and Mirabelle are both in circulation.
- The -belle ending is a later reinterpretation rather than the source.
- Three syllables make it moderately long for everyday use.
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Frequently asked
- How many Mirabelles are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 1,600 people named Mirabelle are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Mirabelle in 2025?
- Mirabelle ranks #2239 among US girl names in 2025, with 82 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Mirabelle?
- About 1 in every 19,601 US girls born in 2025 was named Mirabelle — 82 in all.
- Will my child share the name Mirabelle with classmates?
- Mirabelle will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Mirabelle
Names sitting at a similar level of popularity right now.
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