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The baby name Mirel is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced mi-REL (IPA: /miˈrel/).

Mirel is Romanian in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Romanian
Pronunciation: mi-REL (IPA: /miˈrel/)

What is the meaning of the name Mirel ?

The baby name Mirel is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced mi-REL (IPA: /miˈrel/).

Mirel is Romanian in Origin.

Mirel is a cross-cultural given name with two main roots. In Ashkenazi Jewish usage, Mirel is a feminine diminutive of the Hebrew name Miriam, formed with the affectionate -el/-ele ending common in Yiddish. In Romania, Mirel is masculine, likely built on the Slavic element mir (“peace; world”), the same root found in Mircea and Miroslav, and it became established as an independent name in the modern era.

Consequently, Mirel’s meaning depends on context: as a Miriam form it inherits the debated interpretations wished-for child, bitter/sea, or rebellious, while in the Slavic-Romanian stream it conveys peace or world. Variants and related forms include Mirele and Mirl (Yiddish), the nickname Miri, and Romanian Mirela (feminine) alongside cognates Mircea and Miroslav. Usage spans Eastern Europe and the Jewish diaspora; today it reads traditional yet concise, with unisex appeal across cultures.

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Mirel – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
MD 0 #34 1 434
TM Girls 0 #35 1 574
AL 0 #75 2 2,372
MD Boys 0 #80 2 756
SI 0 #80 1 1,612
OM 0 #121 1 6,215
CY Boys 0 #131 1 3,473
GR 0 #135 1 3,911
EE Girls 0 #141 2 1,888
RS Boys 0 #152 3 2,277
Sweden Girls 2022 #178 2 1,568
HR 0 #181 1 2,081
RU 0 #194 1 3,641
SI Boys 0 #209 3 3,402
PL 0 #212 1 2,600
AL Boys 0 #216 83 5,122
AO Girls 0 #217 1 4,575
LU Boys 0 #217 4 4,970
BG Boys 0 #220 1 3,850
AL Girls 0 #222 6 4,141
BG Girls 0 #230 2 3,559
GR Girls 0 #248 2 6,293
HR Boys 0 #252 8 3,997
GR Boys 0 #257 11 6,912
JM Girls 0 #278 1 7,507
IL 0 #282 1 6,291
HR Girls 0 #294 1 3,687
Canada Girls 1997 #301 5 2,310
CZ Boys 0 #305 1 6,530
DK Boys 0 #327 6 7,401
PE 0 #328 2 6,350
PL Boys 0 #339 2 6,459
MU Girls 0 #362 1 8,539
PT Boys 0 #381 1 7,951
UY Boys 0 #412 2 5,922
Austria Boys 0 #419 24 2,180
OM Girls 0 #422 3 15,987
MX 0 #439 7 8,339
UY Girls 0 #484 27 6,731
PS Girls 0 #497 27 10,981
PA Boys 0 #504 2 9,305
CO 0 #510 1 7,768
PA Girls 0 #517 2 9,861
RU Girls 0 #521 3 11,913
IQ Girls 0 #524 2 11,303
RU Boys 0 #525 2 12,621
CM Girls 0 #528 13 11,671
PS Boys 0 #539 10 10,655
IR Boys 0 #561 5 10,162
IL Girls 0 #563 55 11,648
CR Girls 0 #573 1 11,342
CM Boys 0 #575 1 12,054
IL Boys 0 #592 16 10,983
AR Girls 0 #629 2 8,289
BO Girls 0 #649 3 9,488
CL Boys 0 #695 6 13,390
IT 0 #700 15 4,183
SY 0 #709 20 11,684
Finland Girls 2026 #728 11 3,895
QA Boys 0 #743 1 18,093
Spain Boys 0 #792 139 5,610
TN 0 #818 12 13,765
NG Girls 0 #825 2 15,093
United States Girls 2024 #893 24 8,487
CL Girls 0 #912 4 14,098
IT Boys 0 #922 581 10,046
Germany Boys 0 #924 29 5,697
PE Boys 0 #924 3 14,506
NL Girls 0 #927 29 5,933
PE Girls 0 #934 10 14,861
NL Boys 0 #937 15 5,873
MX Boys 0 #970 13 16,355
CO Boys 0 #979 3 15,656
BR Girls 0 #992 1 12,708
NG Boys 0 #1,001 1 16,906
EG Girls 0 #1,009 1 14,742
SA Girls 0 #1,014 1 25,931
IN Boys 0 #1,038 2 16,750
MY Girls 0 #1,072 1 24,821
MX Girls 0 #1,121 63 17,781
CO Girls 0 #1,150 3 16,140
DZ 0 #1,156 21 20,130
MY Boys 0 #1,181 2 25,439
TR 0 #1,191 21 19,440
MA 0 #1,197 3 20,986
ZA Girls 0 #1,235 2 25,928
IT Girls 0 #1,428 19 9,415
SA Boys 0 #1,690 2 28,008

Mirel is popular in 56 countries — most recent births per country:

United States
New York City (White, non-Hispanic), United States
Sweden
AL
AO

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People also ask about Mirel

Mirel is predominantly a boy's name.
Mirel is a 2 syllable name, pronounced mi-REL (IPA: /miˈrel/).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Mirela (feminine) and Mirël (Albanian spelling).
Yes — Mirel ranked #178 in Sweden in 2022, and appears in official birth registries across 4 countries.
Mirel ranks highest in Sweden (#178 in 2022).