Given name & surname
Mirra
“one who is prosperous”·“a peaceful woman”·“one who is wonderful”
Mirra is a variant of Mira. Interpretations include “one who is prosperous”, “a peaceful woman”, and “one who is wonderful”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Mirra is a variant of Mira. Interpretations include “one who is prosperous”, “a peaceful woman”, and “one who is wonderful”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Mirra is a variant of Mira. A possible origin is Latin, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1985. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mirra through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 381
- 0 boys · 381 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 24 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #8,700 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −36%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,700 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 35.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 24 in 2017. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 406 as a first name in 2020; 728 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Mirra
- Mirra AlfassaSpiritual Leader, occultist and collaborator of Sri Aurobindo (1878–1973)
- Mirra LokhvitskayaRussian poet (1869–1905)
- Mirra KomarovskyAmerican sociologist (1905-1999)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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