Mirren
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MIR-en
- Origin
- Scottish
- UK rank, 2025
- #752 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #7,489 for girls
Big in Scotland
Mirren is a girls' name of Scottish origin. In 2025 it ranked 752nd for girls in the UK (53 babies) and 7,489th for girls in the US (14 babies).
What does Mirren mean?
Scottish: linked with St Mirin of Paisley
Linked with St Mirin, patron saint of Paisley, after whom St Mirren Football Club is named.
Is Mirren a girl's or a boy's name?
Mirren is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 53 girls in the UK and 14 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Mirren in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #752among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 53about 1 in 5,300 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 5% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 53 girls in the UK were named Mirren, making it the 752nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 707th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 66 girls.
Half of all the girls named Mirren in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,033rd in England and Wales and 99th in Scotland.
Mirren in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 53 | #752 |
| 2024 | 47 | #840 |
| 2023 | 66 | #617 |
| 2022 | 56 | #716 |
| 2021 | 59 | #698 |
| 2020 | 57 | #707 |
| 2019 | 57 | #738 |
| 2018 | 44 | #905 |
| 2017 | 46 | #897 |
| 2016 | 51 | #826 |
| 2015 | 36 | #1,062 |
| 2014 | 51 | #819 |
| 2013 | 64 | #686 |
| 2012 | 56 | #765 |
| 2011 | 52 | #779 |
| 2010 | 50 | #789 |
| 2009 | 55 | #722 |
| 2008 | 55 | #721 |
| 2007 | 42 | #830 |
| 2006 | 37 | #868 |
| 2005 | 20 | #1,280 |
| 2004 | 32 | #910 |
| 2003 | 21 | #1,156 |
| 2002 | 29 | #884 |
| 2001 | 18 | #1,204 |
| 2000 | 25 | #954 |
| 1999 | 23 | #1,005 |
| 1998 | 21 | #1,080 |
| 1997 | 25 | #940 |
| 1996 | 15 | #1,309 |
How popular is Mirren in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,489among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 110,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 14 girls in the US were named Mirren, making it the 7,489th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,948th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 18 girls. It first appears in the records in 2000.
Half of all the girls named Mirren in the US since 1880 were born between 2015 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Mirren in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #7,489 |
| 2024 | 11 | #8,941 |
| 2023 | 13 | #8,050 |
| 2022 | 9 | #10,377 |
| 2021 | 17 | #6,686 |
| 2020 | 11 | #8,948 |
| 2019 | 18 | #6,410 |
| 2018 | 11 | #9,146 |
| 2017 | 13 | #8,295 |
| 2016 | 11 | #9,408 |
| 2015 | 10 | #10,143 |
| 2014 | 7 | #13,063 |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #15,024 |
Names like Mirren
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Fiadh Eden Wren Isla Maeva Imogen Dua Orla Seren Maisie Minha Mila
Names related to Mirren
More Scottish names
Finley Logan Arabella Cameron Bonnie Paisley Brody Carson Maxwell Brodie Finlay Blair Lennox Skye Knox Dallas
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, “Mirren: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mirren, updated 20 October 2026.