Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
In Dutch use, Mieke is an affectionate form of Mary. Mary has been associated with French and Latin naming traditions. The precise derivation is uncertain.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Dutch use, Mieke is used as an affectionate form of Maria.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1969. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mieke through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 260
- 0 boys · 260 girls
- Most popular year
- 1972
- 17 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #16,481 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 16,481 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 421 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Mieke’s family of names
Mieke is an affectionate form of Mary. Mieke has a conventional equivalent in the German form Maria. In Dutch usage, Mieke is an affectionate form of Maria.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Mieke has relatives in 3 languages.
4 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Mieke
- Mieke KrögerGerman racing cyclistborn 1993
- Mieke BalDutch art historian (born 1946)
- Mieke JaapiesCanoe racerborn 1943
- Mieke WijayaIndonesian actress1940–2022
- Mieke CaboutDutch water polo playerborn 1986
- Mieke TelkampDutch singer (1934-2016)
- Mieke Suystriathleteborn 1968
- Mieke GorissenBelgian long-distance runnerborn 1982
- Mieke VogelsFlemish politicianborn 1954
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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