UK girl's name
Mirain
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2021. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Mirain is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Mirain popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2021 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5581, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1997, with 6 births.
This profile covers 34 England and Wales registrations across 8 recorded years from 1996 to 2021. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 50% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 34 living people in the UK are called Mirain. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2022 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Mirain ranked #5581 for girls in England and Wales in 2021, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1997, when 6 girls were registered as Mirain.
- • About 34 living people in the UK are estimated to have Mirain as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5581
2021
Births in 2021
3
Latest year
Peak year
1997
6 births
Estimated living
34
2026
Popularity
Mirain over time
The chart below shows babies named Mirain registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2021. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Mirain, the clearest high point is 1997. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2021, compared with 6 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Mirain by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Mirain was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #5581 | 3 | 1 |
| 2010s | #4739 | 4 | 1 |
| 2000s | #3493 | 13 | 3 |
| 1990s | #2998 | 14 | 3 |
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Names similar to Mirain
- Megan 70,884
- Mia 67,204
- Molly 47,734
- Millie 44,390
- Maisie 32,671
- Matilda 29,965
- Maya 26,445
- Madison 18,441
- Maria 17,304
- Mollie 15,914
- Martha 15,116
- Maddison 14,918
FAQ
Mirain: questions and answers
How popular is the name Mirain in the UK right now?
In 2021, Mirain was ranked #5581 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Mirain most popular?
The peak year on record was 1997, with 6 babies registered as Mirain in England and Wales.
How many people are called Mirain in the UK?
A total of 34 babies have been registered as Mirain across the 8 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.