Miron
Derived from Greek, meaning peaceful or serene.
Name Census estimates that about 388 living Americans carry the first name Miron. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Miron today is around 18 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Miron births was 2017 (29 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Miron. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Miron with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
388
~ 1 in 883,387 Americans
Peak year
2017
29 babies that year
Average age
18
years old
2024 SSA rank
#4,141
Tracked since 1915
Census
Miron in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 602 people with the first name Miron, which placed it at #18,028 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#18,028
National first-name rank
People counted
602
602 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
74.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Miron
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Miron is White at 74.6%. The next largest groups are Black (16.1%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (5.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Miron described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Miron at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White74.6% · 449
- Black or African American16.1% · 97
- Asian and Pacific Islander5.0% · 30
- Two or more races2.7% · 16
- Hispanic or Latino1.3% · 8
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 2
Popularity
Miron: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Miron from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 10 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 153 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Miron remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Miron by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Miron during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Mirons live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. Florida, California, Illinois recorded the most babies named Miron, while Illinois, California, Florida recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 26 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Miron
The name Miron has its origins in the Greek language and culture, dating back to ancient times. It is derived from the Greek word "myron," which means "perfumed oil" or "fragrant ointment." This name was often associated with the practice of anointing with scented oils, which held significant religious and cultural significance in ancient Greece.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Miron can be found in Greek mythology, where it was the name of a son of the Amazonian queen Hippolyta. This mythological figure was mentioned in various ancient texts, including the works of Apollodorus and Plutarch.
In the early Christian era, the name Miron gained popularity among the Greek-speaking communities of the Byzantine Empire. It was borne by several notable figures, including Saint Miron, a 5th-century bishop of Crete, who is commemorated in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
During the Middle Ages, the name Miron found its way into the Slavic languages, particularly in Russia and Ukraine. One of the earliest recorded Russian bearers of this name was Miron Vasilyevich, a prominent Muscovite boyar (nobleman) who lived in the 15th century.
In later centuries, the name Miron continued to be used in various parts of Eastern Europe, particularly in Romania, where it has remained a popular name to this day. Several notable Romanians have borne this name, including:
1. Miron Costin (1633-1691), a Moldavian chronicler and statesman.
2. Miron Cristea (1868-1939), the first Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church after the country's unification in 1918.
3. Miron Grindea (1909-1995), a renowned Romanian painter and graphic artist.
4. Miron Scorobete (1936-2021), a celebrated Romanian actor and theater director.
5. Miron Cozma (1940-2021), a prominent Romanian football player and coach.
While the name Miron has its roots in the ancient Greek language, it has since spread to various cultures and regions, particularly in Eastern Europe, where it has left a lasting imprint on history and culture.
People
Miron + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Miron as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with M
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Miron: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Miron?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 388 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Miron going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 883,387 US residents.
Is Miron a common name?
We classify Miron as "Very Rare". It ranks above 82% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 464 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Miron most popular?
The single biggest year for Miron was 2017, when 29 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Miron is about 18 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Miron in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 602 people with the name Miron, or 0.20 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #18,028 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Miron in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Miron?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Miron leans strongly male. 571 people counted with this name were male (93.1%), compared with 42 female bearers (6.9%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Miron?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Miron is White at 74.6%. The next largest groups are Black (16.1%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (5.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Miron most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Miron in the 2020 Census, accounting for 74.6% (449 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Miron in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Miron a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Miron in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Miron still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Miron in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Miron can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Miron?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many people share the name Miron at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.