Mireya is the Spanish form of Mireille, a name created by the Provençal poet Frédéric Mistral for his 1859 poem Mirèio; it is usually explained as "to admire" or "admired one", from the Occitan mirar. The name is especially popular in Mexico and among Mexican American families. In the United States Mireya ranked number 897 in 2000, peaked at number 862 in 2002 and stands at number 1147 in 2025.