Given name & surname · also Latin
Mirabel
“one who is wonderful”·“a rare beauty”
Mirabel is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “one who is wonderful” and “a rare beauty”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “one who is wonderful” and “a rare beauty”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Latin and French naming traditions.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1982. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mirabel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,090
- 0 boys · 1,090 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 153 babies
- 2025
- 68
- #2,575 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +88%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 68 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,575 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 87.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (11). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 841 as a first name in 2020; 142 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.
Mirabel’s family of names
In English usage, Mirabel has a related form in Mirabelle. Mirabel has a related form in Mirabella. Mirabel has a related form in Meribel.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Mirabel
Characters named Mirabel: Mirabel Madrigal (character of 2021 film Encanto).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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