Boy’s name · Slavic

Miro

How to say it: MEE-roh · /ˈmiroʊ/

Slavic short form of Miroslav meaning 'peace, glory' - famed via Catalan artist Joan Miro.

Miro was the 3,182nd most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 27 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up 2.3-fold in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #2,151 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#3,182for boys in 2025
1 in 122,790US babies
27born in 2025
#2,151projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Miro
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#3,182
Babies born in 202527
Share of births1 in 122,790
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years×2.3
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#2,151
In France, 2025#2,436 among boys’ names, 5 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Miro is climbing: the 2020s are already its best decade.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 12 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Parents who love Miro also love

Nicknames

  • Mir
  • Ro

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Miro is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in Czech, Dutch, English, Finnish, German, Italian, Spanish.

In France: #2,436 for boys in 2025.

Famous people named Miro

  • Miro Cerar (born 1963)Slovenian lawyer and politician
  • Miro Muheim (born 1998)Swiss association football player
  • Miro Gavran (born 1961)Contemporary Croatian writer of short stories, fiction and drama

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