Given name
Mirna
“one who is much loved”
Mirna is a variant of Myrna. One interpretation is “one who is much loved.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Mirna is a variant of Myrna. One interpretation is “one who is much loved.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1947. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mirna through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,159
- 5 boys · 4,154 girls
- Most popular year
- 1974
- 123 babies
- 2025
- 31
- #4,520 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −15%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 31 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,520 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 14.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 123 in 1974. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 19,640 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.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
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 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Mirna
- Mirna Jukićswimmerborn 1986
- Mirna MazićCroatian basketball player (born 1985)
- Mirna El HelbawiEgyptian journalist and activistborn 1992
- Mirna RadulovićSerbian singerborn 1992
- Mirna OrtizGuatemalan racewalkerborn 1987
- Mirna MedakovićCroatian actressborn 1985
- Mirna DorisItalian singer (1940-2020)
- Mirna Louisa-GodettDutch politicianborn 1954
- Mirna FunkGerman-Israeli writer and journalistborn 1981
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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