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Miro

A Slavic short form associated with mir, meaning “peace” or “world.”

Usage languagesFinnish, Italian
US rank (2025)#3,949

Meaning and history

Miro has several uses. In Slavic languages it is a short form of names containing mir, meaning “peace” or “world,” such as Miroslav. In Finnish, Miro is used independently and may have entered through related European forms. It should be distinguished from Miró, the Catalan surname of artist Joan Miró. Notable given-name bearers include Finnish ice hockey player Miro Heiskanen and Croatian footballer Miro Kovačić.

Popularity over timeUS births · boys
20062006: no US SSA record for this spelling
2007: 8 births, rank #8,915
2008: 5 births, rank #12,553
2009: no US SSA record for this spelling
2010: 14 births, rank #6,036
20112011: 10 births, rank #7,502
2012: 8 births, rank #8,864
2013: 9 births, rank #8,118
2014: 14 births, rank #5,997
2015: 9 births, rank #8,040
20162016: 17 births, rank #5,318
2017: 14 births, rank #6,060
2018: 13 births, rank #6,345
2019: 10 births, rank #7,643
2020: 16 births, rank #5,451
20212021: 23 births, rank #4,362
2022: 17 births, rank #5,445
2023: 17 births, rank #5,470
2024: 23 births, rank #4,433
20252025: 27 births, rank #3,949

In 2025, 27 babies were recorded with the name Miro, ranking #3,949 among boys.