Miran
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- MEER-an
- Origin
- Persian
- UK rank, 2025
- #694 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,020 for boys
Miran is a boys' name of Persian origin. In 2025 it ranked 694th for boys in the UK (57 babies) and 2,020th for boys in the US (74 babies).
What does Miran mean?
Persian: linked to Persian mir, leader
Borne by Miran Shah, a son of the conqueror Timur; linked to Persian mir, leader.
Is Miran a girl's or a boy's name?
Miran is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 57 boys in the UK and 6 girls and 74 boys in the US.
How popular is Miran in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 694th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 57 about 1 in 5,300 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 36% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 57 boys in the UK were named Miran, making it the 694th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 719th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 58 boys.
Half of all the boys named Miran in the UK since 1996 were born between 2016 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 60 boys in the UK were given Miran or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #611, up from #694 for this spelling alone.
- Miran 57
- Miron 3
Among boys in 2025, it was 679th in England and Wales and 647th in Scotland.
Miran in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 57 | #694 |
| 2024 | 55 | #711 |
| 2023 | 47 | #779 |
| 2022 | 58 | #674 |
| 2021 | 47 | #788 |
| 2020 | 52 | #719 |
| 2019 | 50 | #736 |
| 2018 | 15 | #1,715 |
| 2017 | 18 | #1,490 |
| 2016 | 25 | #1,195 |
| 2015 | 21 | #1,324 |
| 2014 | 14 | #1,743 |
| 2013 | 13 | #1,799 |
| 2012 | 10 | #2,230 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,311 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 11 | #1,959 |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 6 | #2,873 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,157 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
How popular is Miran in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,020th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 74 about 1 in 23,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 120% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 74 boys in the US were named Miran, making it the 2,020th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,135th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 79 boys. It first appears in the records in 1975. 6 girls were also named Miran in 2025 (13,203rd for girls).
Half of all the boys named Miran in the US since 1880 were born between 2020 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 90 boys in the US were given Miran or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,581, up from #2,020 for this spelling alone.
- Miran 74
- Miron 16
Miran in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 74 | #2,020 |
| 2024 | 53 | #2,527 |
| 2023 | 49 | #2,659 |
| 2022 | 79 | #1,950 |
| 2021 | 39 | #3,073 |
| 2020 | 36 | #3,135 |
| 2019 | 32 | #3,493 |
| 2018 | 12 | #6,699 |
| 2017 | 8 | #8,835 |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,141 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,795 |
Names like Miran
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Musa, Zayaan, Zayan, Ayaan, Zohan, Muhammad, Rayyan, Yazan, Arham, Yahya, Mehtab, Azaan
Other spellings of Miran
Names related to Miran
More Persian names
Jasper, Esther, Jasmine, Casper, Cyrus, Yasmin, Darius, Zorawar, Kiyan, Rumi, Yasmine, Kasper, Mahnoor, Dario, Arian, Arman
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, “Miran: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/miran, updated 20 October 2026.