girl's name

Mirin

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 108

Mirin is a girl's name. In 2015 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in Scotland in 2006, when 11 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade in Scotland.
  • Today about 1 in 12,709 babies in Scotland is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1998.

Mirin over time

Births per decade in Scotland, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.

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'90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Mirin by decade in Scotland
Decade Births
1990s 10
2000s 58
2010s 24
2020s (to 2024) 11

How popular is Mirin?

In 2024, Mirin was given to 3 babies in Scotland. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Mirin is used

Scotland #1,030 3 in 2024
United States #19,047 5 in 2015

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Figures for Scotland withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Mirin

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Mirin also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Mirin over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Mirin

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Mirin — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Mirin

How popular is the name Mirin?

In 2024, Mirin was given to 3 babies in Scotland. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Mirin a girl's or a boy's name?

Mirin is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Mirin most popular?

Mirin peaked in 2006, when 11 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Mirin a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Mirin currently ranks #1,030 in Scotland. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.