Kabir
Boy · ka-BEER · Arabic
Kabir is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “great”. In 2025 it ranked 552nd for boys in the UK (77 babies) and 999th for boys in the US (227 babies).
What does Kabir mean?
Arabic: Arabic word widely used as a name in South Asia
“great”
Kabir was a 15th-century Indian mystic poet revered by Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs; some of his verses are in the Guru Granth Sahib.
- Say it
- ka-BEER
Is Kabir a girl's or a boy's name?
Kabir is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 77 boys in the UK and 227 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kabir in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #552among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 77about 1 in 3,900 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 29% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 77 boys in the UK were named Kabir, making it the 552nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 594th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 83 boys.
Half of all the boys named Kabir in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 90 boys in the UK were given Kabir or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #467, up from #552 for this spelling alone.
- Kabir 77
- Kabeer 13
Among boys in 2025, it was 529th in England and Wales and 647th in Scotland.
Kabir in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 77 | #552 |
| 2024 | 83 | #526 |
| 2023 | 56 | #696 |
| 2022 | 81 | #533 |
| 2021 | 66 | #626 |
| 2020 | 69 | #594 |
| 2019 | 55 | #688 |
| 2018 | 44 | #807 |
| 2017 | 41 | #860 |
| 2016 | 56 | #691 |
| 2015 | 48 | #747 |
| 2014 | 41 | #830 |
| 2013 | 30 | #1,017 |
| 2012 | 35 | #941 |
| 2011 | 27 | #1,077 |
| 2010 | 36 | #883 |
| 2009 | 29 | #1,008 |
| 2008 | 28 | #1,020 |
| 2007 | 21 | #1,205 |
| 2006 | 12 | #1,640 |
| 2005 | 21 | #1,098 |
| 2004 | 23 | #983 |
| 2003 | 23 | #923 |
| 2002 | 19 | #988 |
| 2001 | 19 | #949 |
| 2000 | 17 | #990 |
| 1999 | 16 | #1,001 |
| 1998 | 12 | #1,180 |
| 1997 | 15 | #1,025 |
| 1996 | 18 | #852 |
How popular is Kabir in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #999among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 227about 1 in 7,500 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 4% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 227 boys in the US were named Kabir, making it the 999th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 863rd. Its busiest year was 2021, with 284 boys. It first appears in the records in 1976.
Half of all the boys named Kabir in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 242 boys in the US were given Kabir or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #885, up from #999 for this spelling alone.
- Kabir 227
- Kabeer 15
Kabir in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 227 | #999 |
| 2024 | 245 | #940 |
| 2023 | 214 | #1,019 |
| 2022 | 232 | #974 |
| 2021 | 284 | #837 |
| 2020 | 262 | #863 |
| 2019 | 248 | #885 |
| 2018 | 207 | #998 |
| 2017 | 166 | #1,141 |
| 2016 | 179 | #1,096 |
| 2015 | 163 | #1,152 |
| 2014 | 125 | #1,362 |
| 2013 | 75 | #1,877 |
| 2012 | 91 | #1,675 |
| 2011 | 59 | #2,202 |
| 2010 | 60 | #2,186 |
| 2009 | 69 | #2,009 |
| 2008 | 59 | #2,236 |
| 2007 | 46 | #2,643 |
| 2006 | 50 | #2,448 |
| 2005 | 51 | #2,293 |
| 2004 | 47 | #2,372 |
| 2003 | 37 | #2,670 |
| 2002 | 37 | #2,599 |
| 2001 | 41 | #2,382 |
| 2000 | 34 | #2,669 |
| 1999 | 27 | #3,027 |
| 1998 | 20 | #3,593 |
| 1997 | 26 | #2,899 |
| 1996 | 13 | #4,606 |
| 1995 | 17 | #3,687 |
| 1994 | 12 | #4,797 |
| 1993 | 16 | #3,812 |
| 1992 | 16 | #3,740 |
| 1991 | 17 | #3,456 |
| 1990 | 14 | #3,965 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,222 |
| 1988 | 11 | #4,157 |
| 1987 | 12 | #3,726 |
| 1986 | 8 | #4,848 |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,328 |
| 1984 | 7 | #4,969 |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,497 |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,617 |
| 1981 | 9 | #4,151 |
| 1980 | 9 | #4,133 |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,840 |
| 1978 | 9 | #3,855 |
| 1977 | 7 | #4,580 |
| 1976 | 6 | #4,933 |
Names like Kabir
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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