Mirra

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A few things about Mirra you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Mirra

Mirra Alfassa

Spiritual Leader, occultist and collaborator of Sri Aurobindo (1878–1973)

Choose Mirra and your child shares a first name with Mirra Alfassa, a Spiritual Leader, occultist and collaborator of Sri Aurobindo. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Mirra, like who?” Mirra Alfassa's Wikipedia article is available in 34 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 133,333 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Mirra, 12 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Mirra would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryMirra first shows up in US birth records in 1985, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 40 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2017, when it reached #5,338.
• 🍂TrendMirra has slipped 1,150 places over the last five years and now sits at #8,362. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.

About the name Mirra

Mirra is a girl name of Italian, Latin and Spanish origin. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with M and ending in “-rra”. US birth records list Mirra for girls from 1985 to 2025, in 30 of those 41 years. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked #5,338 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #8,362, with 12 babies.

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