Mirza
Boy · MEER-za · Persian
Mirza is a boys' name of Persian origin, meaning “son of a prince”. In 2025 it ranked 1,537th for boys in the UK (18 babies) and 5,397th for boys in the US (17 babies).
What does Mirza mean?
Persian: from amirzada
“son of a prince”
Persian title from amirzada, son of an emir, used by Mughal princes and later as a surname.
- Say it
- MEER-za
Is Mirza a girl's or a boy's name?
Mirza is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 18 boys in the UK and 17 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Mirza in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,537among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 18about 1 in 17,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 10% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 18 boys in the UK were named Mirza, making it the 1,537th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,512th. Its busiest year was 2011, with 25 boys.
Half of all the boys named Mirza in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,465th in England and Wales.
Mirza in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | #1,537 |
| 2024 | 17 | #1,585 |
| 2023 | 18 | #1,507 |
| 2022 | 20 | #1,404 |
| 2021 | 13 | #1,876 |
| 2020 | 17 | #1,512 |
| 2019 | 16 | #1,608 |
| 2018 | 15 | #1,715 |
| 2017 | 14 | #1,822 |
| 2016 | 16 | #1,655 |
| 2015 | 16 | #1,612 |
| 2014 | 25 | #1,162 |
| 2013 | 14 | #1,715 |
| 2012 | 16 | #1,622 |
| 2011 | 25 | #1,125 |
| 2010 | 16 | #1,585 |
| 2009 | 14 | #1,674 |
| 2008 | 17 | #1,436 |
| 2007 | 16 | #1,458 |
| 2006 | 15 | #1,423 |
| 2005 | 23 | #1,033 |
| 2004 | 20 | #1,071 |
| 2003 | 23 | #923 |
| 2002 | 21 | #918 |
| 2001 | 14 | #1,149 |
| 2000 | 21 | #862 |
| 1999 | 22 | #807 |
| 1998 | 14 | #1,062 |
| 1997 | 16 | #973 |
| 1996 | 12 | #1,146 |
How popular is Mirza in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,397among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 17about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 31% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 17 boys in the US were named Mirza, making it the 5,397th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,029th. Its busiest year was 2001, with 22 boys. It first appears in the records in 1977.
Half of all the boys named Mirza in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Mirza in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #5,397 |
| 2024 | 15 | #5,899 |
| 2023 | 19 | #5,070 |
| 2022 | 18 | #5,211 |
| 2021 | 12 | #6,693 |
| 2020 | 11 | #7,029 |
| 2019 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2018 | 12 | #6,699 |
| 2017 | 16 | #5,522 |
| 2016 | 14 | #6,048 |
| 2015 | 16 | #5,503 |
| 2014 | 13 | #6,303 |
| 2013 | 17 | #5,167 |
| 2012 | 12 | #6,620 |
| 2011 | 13 | #6,250 |
| 2010 | 12 | #6,692 |
| 2009 | 19 | #4,920 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,758 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,586 |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2005 | 22 | #4,057 |
| 2004 | 19 | #4,416 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 21 | #3,904 |
| 2001 | 22 | #3,716 |
| 2000 | 20 | #3,916 |
| 1999 | 12 | #5,311 |
| 1998 | 15 | #4,409 |
| 1997 | 17 | #3,872 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,489 |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,400 |
| 1994 | 15 | #4,088 |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,221 |
| 1992 | 11 | #4,864 |
| 1991 | 9 | #5,513 |
| 1990 | 11 | #4,667 |
| 1989 | 5 | #7,898 |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
| 1987 | 8 | #4,962 |
| 1986 | 6 | #5,920 |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,780 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,001 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,121 |
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