Abir
Mostly boys · Bengali
Abir is a name of Bengali origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 3,657th for boys in the US (30 babies).
What does Abir mean?
Bengali
A male given name from Bengali.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Abir a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Abir has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 4 girls and 5 boys in the UK and 30 boys in the US.
How popular is Abir in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 25% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Abir, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,359th. Its busiest year was 2008, with 13 boys. 4 girls were also named Abir in 2025 (4,935th for girls).
2025 had fewer boys named Abir than any year since 2013.
Half of all the boys named Abir in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2016, 30% of the babies named Abir in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Abir in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 7 | #2,922 |
| 2021 | 8 | #2,619 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,359 |
| 2019 | 7 | #2,878 |
| 2018 | 8 | #2,576 |
| 2017 | 10 | #2,306 |
| 2016 | 7 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,425 |
| 2014 | 8 | #2,593 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,382 |
| 2011 | 10 | #2,158 |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 13 | #1,696 |
| 2007 | 12 | #1,760 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,193 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,157 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
How popular is Abir in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,657among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 30about 1 in 57,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 29% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 30 boys in the US were named Abir, making it the 3,657th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,504th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 66 boys. It first appears in the records in 1995.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Abir than any year since 2015.
Half of all the boys named Abir in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Abir in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | #3,657 |
| 2024 | 34 | #3,392 |
| 2023 | 38 | #3,175 |
| 2022 | 48 | #2,715 |
| 2021 | 66 | #2,156 |
| 2020 | 51 | #2,504 |
| 2019 | 57 | #2,363 |
| 2018 | 36 | #3,168 |
| 2017 | 37 | #3,122 |
| 2016 | 37 | #3,110 |
| 2015 | 25 | #4,078 |
| 2014 | 25 | #4,011 |
| 2013 | 23 | #4,178 |
| 2012 | 20 | #4,682 |
| 2011 | 17 | #5,196 |
| 2010 | 13 | #6,353 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,687 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,758 |
| 2007 | 13 | #6,259 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,422 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,515 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,837 |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,663 |
| 1996 | 9 | #5,975 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
Names like Abir
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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