Meaning & origin
How it developed
In French usage, Miel is a diminutive of EMIEL.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Miel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 224
- 16 boys · 208 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 35 babies
- 2025
- 18
- #8,190 for girls · #13,255 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +131%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,190 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 132.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 5 birth records for boys in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 231 as a first name in 2020; 204 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Miel’s family of names
In French usage, Miel is a diminutive of EMIEL. In German usage, Miel as a surname has a related form in Michel.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Miel
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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