Mirin
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MEER-in
- Origin
- Irish
Mirin is a girls' name of Irish origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Mirin mean?
Irish: possibly from Saint Mirin, an Irish monk; also a Japanese word for rice wine
Saint Mirin, a 6th-century Irish monk, is the patron saint of Paisley; mirin is also a sweet Japanese rice wine.
Is Mirin a girl's or a boy's name?
Mirin is a girls' name.
How popular is Mirin in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 11 girls.
Half of all the girls named Mirin in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Mirin in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,915 |
| 2022 | 2 | #7,391 |
| 2021 | 2 | #7,411 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 1 | #7,346 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 2 | #7,579 |
| 2015 | 1 | #7,629 |
| 2014 | 2 | #7,494 |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,881 |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,992 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,909 |
| 2008 | 6 | #3,589 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 11 | #2,119 |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,691 |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1999 | 6 | #2,559 |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 1 | #5,110 |
Names like Mirin
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Erin, Kiki, Mika, Suki, Yasmin, Millie, Yumna, Niamh, Aisling, Molly, Ellie, Rumi
Names related to Mirin
More Irish names
Oscar, Rowan, Rory, Maeve, Finn, Aiden, Ryan, Nolan, Quinn, Orla, Cody, Ronan, Connor, Declan, Casey, Kennedy
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, “Mirin: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mirin, updated 20 October 2026.