Miriya
A feminine name of uncertain origin, possibly derived from Russian meaning "peaceful".
Name Census estimates that about 150 living Americans carry the first name Miriya. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Miriya today is around 21 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Miriya births was 2001 (11 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Miriya. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
150
~ 1 in 2,285,029 Americans
Peak year
2001
11 babies that year
Average age
21
years old
2019 SSA rank
#17,227
Tracked since 1991
Census
Miriya in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 188 people with the first name Miriya, which placed it at #39,872 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#39,872
National first-name rank
People counted
188
188 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
35.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Miriya
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Miriya is White at 35.1%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (21.3%) and Two or More Races (18.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Miriya described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Miriya at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White35.1% · 66
- Hispanic or Latino21.3% · 40
- Two or more races18.6% · 35
- Asian and Pacific Islander16.0% · 30
- Black or African American6.4% · 12
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.7% · 5
Popularity
Miriya: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Miriya from the 1990s through to the 2010s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 88 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Miriya remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Miriya by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Miriya during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Miriya
The name Miriya is of Slavic origin, derived from the Old Church Slavonic word "mir," meaning "peace" or "world." It is believed to have first emerged in the Middle Ages, possibly as early as the 9th or 10th century, in the regions that are now known as Eastern Europe and the Balkans.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Miriya can be found in the Codex Suprasliensis, a 10th-century Old Church Slavonic manuscript that contains various religious texts and writings. In this manuscript, the name appears in reference to a woman named Miriya, who is believed to have been a nun or a member of a religious community.
Throughout history, the name Miriya has been associated with several notable individuals. One of the earliest examples is Miriya of Kyiv, a 12th-century princess and daughter of the Grand Prince of Kyiv, Vsevolod Yaroslavich. She is mentioned in the Hypatian Codex, a famous Russian chronicle from the 13th century.
Another notable figure with the name Miriya is Miriya Milutinović, a Serbian writer and poet who lived in the 19th century (1829-1905). She is considered one of the pioneers of modern Serbian literature and is celebrated for her contributions to the development of the Serbian language and culture.
In the 20th century, Miriya Sklodowska-Curie (1867-1934), a Polish physicist and chemist, made significant contributions to the field of radioactivity and was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. She is renowned for her pioneering work on radioactivity and the discovery of the elements polonium and radium.
Another prominent individual with the name Miriya is Miriya Petrovych, a Ukrainian artist and painter who lived in the 20th century (1908-1966). She is celebrated for her vibrant and expressive paintings, which often depicted scenes from Ukrainian folk life and traditions.
Lastly, Miriya Lopatina (born 1963) is a Russian former gymnast who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. She won two gold medals and one silver medal, making her one of the most successful gymnasts of her time.
People
Miriya + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Miriya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with M
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Miriya: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Miriya?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 150 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Miriya going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 2,285,029 US residents.
Is Miriya a common name?
We classify Miriya as "Very Rare". It ranks above 70.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 153 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Miriya most popular?
The single biggest year for Miriya was 2001, when 11 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Miriya is about 21 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Miriya in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 188 people with the name Miriya, or 0.06 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #39,872 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Miriya in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Miriya?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Miriya leans strongly female. 184 people counted with this name were female (98.4%), compared with 3 male bearers (1.6%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Miriya?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Miriya is White at 35.1%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (21.3%) and Two or More Races (18.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Miriya most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Miriya in the 2020 Census, accounting for 35.1% (66 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Miriya in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Miriya a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Miriya in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Miriya still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Miriya in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Miriya can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Miriya?
Want to know how many people share the name Miriya? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.