Miri
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MEER-ee
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,570 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #3,295 for girls
Miri is a girls' name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,570th for girls in the UK (20 babies) and 3,295th for girls in the US (47 babies).
What does Miri mean?
Hebrew: short form of Miriam
Hebrew short form of Miriam, used independently in Israel.
Is Miri a girl's or a boy's name?
Miri is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 20 girls in the UK and 47 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Miri in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,570among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 20about 1 in 14,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 8% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 20 girls in the UK were named Miri, making it the 1,570th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,864th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 29 girls.
Half of all the girls named Miri in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,512th in England and Wales.
Miri in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #1,570 |
| 2024 | 18 | #1,726 |
| 2023 | 18 | #1,728 |
| 2022 | 29 | #1,211 |
| 2021 | 17 | #1,794 |
| 2020 | 16 | #1,864 |
| 2019 | 17 | #1,793 |
| 2018 | 19 | #1,678 |
| 2017 | 10 | #2,652 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,692 |
| 2015 | 8 | #3,114 |
| 2014 | 14 | #2,076 |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,887 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,794 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,992 |
| 2009 | 12 | #2,153 |
| 2008 | 6 | #3,589 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,957 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,912 |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
How popular is Miri in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,295among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 47about 1 in 34,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 65% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 47 girls in the US were named Miri, making it the 3,295th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,165th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 50 girls. It first appears in the records in 1962.
Half of all the girls named Miri in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Miri in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 47 | #3,295 |
| 2024 | 43 | #3,575 |
| 2023 | 44 | #3,524 |
| 2022 | 50 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 34 | #4,163 |
| 2020 | 24 | #5,165 |
| 2019 | 26 | #5,039 |
| 2018 | 31 | #4,457 |
| 2017 | 31 | #4,475 |
| 2016 | 37 | #3,996 |
| 2015 | 30 | #4,583 |
| 2014 | 29 | #4,766 |
| 2013 | 35 | #4,154 |
| 2012 | 37 | #4,046 |
| 2011 | 31 | #4,567 |
| 2010 | 30 | #4,734 |
| 2009 | 37 | #4,106 |
| 2008 | 28 | #5,140 |
| 2007 | 16 | #7,729 |
| 2006 | 7 | #13,601 |
| 2005 | 11 | #9,447 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11,617 |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11,102 |
| 2001 | 11 | #8,751 |
| 2000 | 10 | #9,156 |
| 1999 | 7 | #11,378 |
| 1998 | 7 | #11,132 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 9 | #8,798 |
| 1993 | 10 | #8,045 |
| 1992 | 8 | #9,483 |
| 1991 | 6 | #11,501 |
| 1990 | 6 | #11,403 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 6 | #9,820 |
| 1986 | 8 | #7,745 |
| 1985 | 7 | #8,315 |
| 1984 | 6 | #9,139 |
| 1983 | 6 | #9,013 |
| 1982 | 9 | #6,886 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 11 | #5,911 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 6 | #8,560 |
| 1977 | 7 | #7,565 |
| 1976 | 6 | #8,154 |
| 1975 | 8 | #6,482 |
| 1974 | 5 | #8,773 |
| 1973 | 6 | #7,433 |
| 1972 | 7 | #6,556 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 5 | #7,994 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 5 | #7,014 |
| 1967 | 5 | #6,803 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 5 | #6,577 |
Names like Miri
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Suki Kiki Rumi Minha Yumna Remi Mika Dakota Yuna Kiyomi Lumi Tori
Names related to Miri
More Hebrew names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Miri: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/miri, updated 20 October 2026.