Miren

Gender: Girl
Say it: MEE-ren
Origin: Hebrew

Miren is a girls' name of Hebrew origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.

What does Miren mean?

Hebrew: Basque form of Mary

Miren is the Basque form of Mary, used in the Basque Country of Spain and France.

Is Miren a girl's or a boy's name?

Miren is a girls' name.

How popular is Miren in the UK?

No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2011, with 5 girls.

Half of all the girls named Miren in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2012. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.

1996Busiest: 5 in 20112021

Miren in the UK, year by year

Year	Girls	Rank
2021	1	#7,491
2020	1	#7,326
2019	0	–
2018	1	#7,536
2017	2	#7,588
2016	5	#4,290
2015	0	–
2014	1	#7,592
2013	1	#7,690
2012	4	#5,058
2011	5	#4,244
2010	1	#7,520
2009	4	#4,795
2008	2	#7,302
2007	1	#7,017
2006	2	#6,613
2005	2	#6,264
2004	4	#3,916
2003	1	#5,865
2002	0	–
2001	2	#5,287
2000	1	#5,280
1999	4	#3,374
1998	0	–
1997	1	#5,110
1996	4	#3,289

Names like Miren

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Molly, Anna, Erin, Jessica, Hannah, Leah, Sophie, Jasmine, Carmen, Elizabeth, Abigail, Lucy

Names related to Miren

Mirren, Miruna, Maren, Mirryn, Mirrin, Mirin, Mirna, Merina

More Hebrew names

Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias

Every Hebrew name

Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Miren: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/miren, updated 20 October 2026.