Mithra
Girl · MITH-ra · Persian
Mithra is a girls' name of Persian origin, meaning “covenant; friend”. In 2025 it ranked 3,409th for girls in the UK (7 babies) and 9,454th for girls in the US (10 babies).
What does Mithra mean?
Persian: Old Iranian Mithra; also a South Indian form of Sanskrit Mitra
“covenant; friend”
Mithra was the ancient Iranian god of covenants and light, related to the Vedic god Mitra.
- Say it
- MITH-ra
Is Mithra a girl's or a boy's name?
Mithra is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 girls in the UK and 10 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Mithra in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,409among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 40,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 19% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 7 girls in the UK were named Mithra, making it the 3,409th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,110th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 11 girls.
Half of all the girls named Mithra in the UK since 1996 were born between 2017 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,332nd in England and Wales.
Mithra in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,409 |
| 2024 | 10 | #2,644 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 5 | #4,168 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,697 |
| 2020 | 5 | #4,110 |
| 2019 | 7 | #3,340 |
| 2018 | 9 | #2,825 |
| 2017 | 11 | #2,485 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 1 | #7,377 |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
How popular is Mithra in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #9,454among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 160,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 52% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 10 girls in the US were named Mithra, making it the 9,454th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,755th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 43 girls. It first appears in the records in 2009.
2025 had fewer girls named Mithra than any year since 2013.
Half of all the girls named Mithra in the US since 1880 were born between 2015 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Mithra in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #9,454 |
| 2024 | 13 | #7,962 |
| 2023 | 15 | #7,242 |
| 2022 | 14 | #7,626 |
| 2021 | 22 | #5,569 |
| 2020 | 27 | #4,755 |
| 2019 | 19 | #6,172 |
| 2018 | 34 | #4,143 |
| 2017 | 43 | #3,551 |
| 2016 | 34 | #4,249 |
| 2015 | 20 | #6,234 |
| 2014 | 22 | #5,795 |
| 2013 | 10 | #10,230 |
| 2012 | 9 | #11,251 |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,270 |
| 2009 | 10 | #10,675 |
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