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I doubt it would ever enter the Top 1000 in the U.S., given just how so very French it is. Francophone pockets of this country are small, so the pronunciation outside of them would likely be butchered. I think Mirela / Mirella has a better chance of charting since the pronunciation is less "foreign" to most Americans.

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That said, I remember seeing Mireya a few times growing up (large Hispanic area), so I checked the popularity statistics for that. Turns out, Mireya did chart: 1996-2006, plus 2008. Highest year was '97 at #447, cracking the Top 500. (Mireia did not chart.)

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Mireille is very pretty, but difficult to use outside of Francophone areas. Honestly, though, my favorite variant of the name is the original Occitan form, Mirèio... though I'd never be able to use it.

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