Mihir
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- mi-HEER
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #3,657 for boys
Mihir is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “sun”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies) and 3,657th for boys in the US (30 babies).
What does Mihir mean?
Sanskrit: Sanskrit mihira
“sun”
Varahamihira, a 6th-century Indian astronomer and mathematician, carried this word for 'sun' in his name.
Is Mihir a girl's or a boy's name?
Mihir is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK and 30 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Mihir in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,065th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3 about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 140% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Mihir, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 2003, with 13 boys.
Half of all the boys named Mihir in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2013. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Mihir in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 8 | #2,690 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 12 | #1,901 |
| 2012 | 10 | #2,230 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,311 |
| 2010 | 10 | #2,141 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,084 |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 6 | #2,873 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 13 | #1,417 |
| 2003 | 13 | #1,328 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 9 | #1,547 |
| 2000 | 10 | #1,405 |
| 1999 | 10 | #1,352 |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 8 | #1,506 |
How popular is Mihir in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,657th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 30 about 1 in 57,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 9% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 30 boys in the US were named Mihir, making it the 3,657th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,272nd. Its busiest year was 2002, with 82 boys. It first appears in the records in 1976.
Half of all the boys named Mihir in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Mihir in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | #3,657 |
| 2024 | 30 | #3,691 |
| 2023 | 21 | #4,738 |
| 2022 | 24 | #4,299 |
| 2021 | 26 | #4,007 |
| 2020 | 34 | #3,272 |
| 2019 | 27 | #3,896 |
| 2018 | 28 | #3,789 |
| 2017 | 30 | #3,582 |
| 2016 | 33 | #3,357 |
| 2015 | 42 | #2,808 |
| 2014 | 51 | #2,459 |
| 2013 | 32 | #3,337 |
| 2012 | 40 | #2,903 |
| 2011 | 53 | #2,375 |
| 2010 | 49 | #2,510 |
| 2009 | 62 | #2,167 |
| 2008 | 43 | #2,787 |
| 2007 | 76 | #1,875 |
| 2006 | 63 | #2,081 |
| 2005 | 79 | #1,688 |
| 2004 | 71 | #1,760 |
| 2003 | 65 | #1,812 |
| 2002 | 82 | #1,511 |
| 2001 | 59 | #1,867 |
| 2000 | 37 | #2,520 |
| 1999 | 37 | #2,395 |
| 1998 | 41 | #2,196 |
| 1997 | 19 | #3,596 |
| 1996 | 28 | #2,674 |
| 1995 | 23 | #3,015 |
| 1994 | 26 | #2,761 |
| 1993 | 15 | #4,013 |
| 1992 | 10 | #5,228 |
| 1991 | 16 | #3,629 |
| 1990 | 14 | #3,965 |
| 1989 | 12 | #4,265 |
| 1988 | 15 | #3,345 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,083 |
| 1986 | 8 | #4,848 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,001 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,248 |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,840 |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,584 |
Names like Mihir
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad, Hamza, Musa, Amir, Mahir, Aarav, Manveer, Umar, Ahmed, Yahya, Yasir, Ishaan
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Arjan, Vihaan, Aadhya, Avyaan, Siya, Leena, Shivansh
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Mihir: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mihir, updated 20 October 2026.