Mir
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- MEER
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #882 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #4,706 for boys
Mir is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “leader, prince”. In 2025 it ranked 882nd for boys in the UK (39 babies) and 4,706th for boys in the US (21 babies).
What does Mir mean?
Arabic: Persian and Urdu form, shortened from Arabic amir
“leader, prince”
Persian and Urdu title for a leader, shortened from Arabic amir; in Russian, mir means peace.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Mir a girl's or a boy's name?
Mir is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls and 39 boys in the UK and 21 boys in the US.
How popular is Mir in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 882nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 39 about 1 in 7,700 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 135% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 39 boys in the UK were named Mir, making it the 882nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,829th. 3 girls were also named Mir in 2025 (5,990th for girls).
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had the most boys named Mir of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Mir in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 74 boys in the UK were given Mir or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #532, up from #882 for this spelling alone.
- Mir 39
- Meer 35
Girls were 33% of the babies named Mir in the UK in 1998, and 7% in 2025.
Among boys in 2025, it was 822nd in England and Wales.
Mir in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 39 | #882 |
| 2024 | 33 | #1,003 |
| 2023 | 22 | #1,322 |
| 2022 | 21 | #1,364 |
| 2021 | 14 | #1,791 |
| 2020 | 13 | #1,829 |
| 2019 | 19 | #1,412 |
| 2018 | 8 | #2,576 |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,461 |
| 2016 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 11 | #2,054 |
| 2013 | 8 | #2,541 |
| 2012 | 14 | #1,765 |
| 2011 | 13 | #1,788 |
| 2010 | 13 | #1,805 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,445 |
| 2008 | 13 | #1,696 |
| 2007 | 10 | #1,987 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,386 |
| 2005 | 13 | #1,522 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 8 | #1,728 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 6 | #1,941 |
| 1998 | 10 | #1,346 |
| 1997 | 6 | #1,853 |
| 1996 | 9 | #1,394 |
How popular is Mir in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,706th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 21 about 1 in 81,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 16% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 21 boys in the US were named Mir, making it the 4,706th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,037th. It first appears in the records in 1972.
2025 had the most boys named Mir of any year since it first appeared, in 1972.
Half of all the boys named Mir in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Mir in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | #4,706 |
| 2024 | 19 | #5,063 |
| 2023 | 12 | #6,892 |
| 2022 | 14 | #6,141 |
| 2021 | 18 | #5,105 |
| 2020 | 18 | #5,037 |
| 2019 | 10 | #7,638 |
| 2018 | 17 | #5,316 |
| 2017 | 20 | #4,742 |
| 2016 | 14 | #6,048 |
| 2015 | 17 | #5,285 |
| 2014 | 17 | #5,248 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,598 |
| 2012 | 17 | #5,250 |
| 2011 | 17 | #5,196 |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,585 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,687 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,586 |
| 2006 | 17 | #5,068 |
| 2005 | 12 | #6,220 |
| 2004 | 19 | #4,416 |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,708 |
| 2002 | 14 | #5,124 |
| 2001 | 16 | #4,670 |
| 2000 | 17 | #4,383 |
| 1999 | 14 | #4,756 |
| 1998 | 12 | #5,153 |
| 1997 | 14 | #4,446 |
| 1996 | 12 | #4,871 |
| 1995 | 12 | #4,785 |
| 1994 | 11 | #5,103 |
| 1993 | 9 | #5,764 |
| 1992 | 10 | #5,228 |
| 1991 | 8 | #5,934 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 10 | #4,805 |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,083 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,780 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 7 | #4,959 |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,523 |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,353 |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,099 |
| 1972 | 5 | #4,983 |
Names like Mir
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad, Zayd, Amir, Musa, Mustafa, Hamza, Umar, Abdullah, Ahmed, Mahir, Musab, Zayaan
Other spellings of Mir
Names related to Mir
More Arabic names
Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Kairo, Safa
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, “Mir: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mir, updated 20 October 2026.