Meaning of the nameMirela
- Female
- Italian origin
- Mi-re-la
Mirela corresponds to Italian Mirella, a form of Mireille, an Occitan name created for the poem Mirèio (1859), probably from the verb mirar, 'to admire'.
- People (2022)
- 64,067
- Rank in Brazil
- #478
- Median age
- 10 years
- 2010 Census
- 34,050
- people
Mirela in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Mirela, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (25,922 people).
63,674 women 393 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Mirela is most common
States with the highest share of people named Mirela in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.053%
- Amazonas 0.045%
- Espírito Santo 0.038%
- São Paulo 0.037%
- Acre 0.037%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 16,358 | 0.037% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 8,568 | 0.053% |
| Bahia | 5,139 | 0.036% |
| Minas Gerais | 4,953 | 0.024% |
| Paraná | 3,388 | 0.030% |
| Ceará | 3,168 | 0.036% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 2,802 | 0.026% |
| Pernambuco | 2,302 | 0.025% |
| Santa Catarina | 2,052 | 0.027% |
| Amazonas | 1,768 | 0.045% |
| Pará | 1,630 | 0.020% |
| Maranhão | 1,582 | 0.023% |
| Espírito Santo | 1,470 | 0.038% |
| Goiás | 1,282 | 0.018% |
| Mato Grosso | 1,019 | 0.028% |
| Alagoas | 1,010 | 0.032% |
| Paraíba | 977 | 0.025% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 892 | 0.032% |
| Piauí | 723 | 0.022% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 606 | 0.018% |
| Sergipe | 605 | 0.027% |
| Distrito Federal | 599 | 0.021% |
| Tocantins | 309 | 0.020% |
| Acre | 303 | 0.037% |
| Rondônia | 265 | 0.017% |
| Roraima | 207 | 0.033% |
| Amapá | 90 | 0.012% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Mirela
Behind the Name gives Mirella as the Italian form of Mireille and says that Mireille comes from Occitan Mirèio, a name used by Frédéric Mistral for the protagonist of the poem Mirèio (1859), probably formed from the Occitan verb mirar, 'to admire'. Wiktionary gives the same story for Mirella and for Serbo-Croatian Mirela. The meaning is therefore that of the base Mireille, with the source's caveat. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 64,067 people named Mirela, with a median age of 10; proportionally, the name is most common in Rio de Janeiro.
It is the most recorded spelling in the group, with a single L, as in the Albanian, Croatian and Romanian forms that Behind the Name lists.
Other spellings of Mirela
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Mirela | 64,067 |
| Mirella | 31,238 |
Sources
- Behind the Name: Mireille · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Mirella · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Mirela · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Mirella · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Mirela
What does the name Mirela mean?
Mirela means “probably from the Occitan verb mirar, 'to admire'”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Mirela in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 64,067 people with the first name Mirela, which ranks it number 478 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Mirela a boy's or a girl's name?
Mirela is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 63,674 women and 393 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Mirela?
Mirela is a name of Italian origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Mirela most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.053% of the state's population is named Mirela (8,568 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Mirela?
Mirella. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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