Miray
How to say it: mee-RY · /miˈraɪ/
Turkish mir 'leader' + ay 'moon', 'shining moon' - modern Turkish girls' name from the 1980s onward.
Miray was the 5,563rd most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 16 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up about 91% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #4,060 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among girls’ names, 2025 | #5,563 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 16 |
| Share of births | 1 in 207,208 |
| Peak decade | 2020s |
| Change over 10 years | +91% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #4,060 |
| In France, 2025 | #806 among girls’ names, 35 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Miray is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
Nicknames
- Mira
- Mir
Honouring a Miray in the family
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Miray is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in English, French, Turkish.
In France: #806 for girls in 2025.
Famous people named Miray
- Miray Daner (born 1999)Turkish actor
- Miray Akay (born 2000)Turkish actor
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