Muir
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- MYOOR
- Origin
- Scottish
Muir is a boys' name of Scottish origin, meaning “moor”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Muir mean?
Scottish: Scottish surname, from Scots muir 'moor'
“moor”
From the Scots word muir, meaning moor; the Scottish-born conservationist John Muir founded the Sierra Club.
Is Muir a girl's or a boy's name?
Muir is a boys' name.
How popular is Muir in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 5 boys.
Half of all the boys named Muir in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Muir in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 2 | #6,493 |
| 2022 | 2 | #6,336 |
| 2021 | 1 | #6,364 |
| 2020 | 1 | #6,143 |
| 2019 | 1 | #6,258 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 2 | #6,114 |
| 2013 | 1 | #6,198 |
| 2012 | 1 | #6,332 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 2 | #5,878 |
| 2007 | 1 | #5,736 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 1 | #5,109 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 2 | #4,575 |
| 2002 | 1 | #4,262 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 1 | #3,884 |
| 1997 | 2 | #3,812 |
| 1996 | 1 | #3,776 |
Names like Muir
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad, Musa, Zayd, Mustafa, Ahmed, Umar, Abdullah, Musab, Zayaan, Ibrahim, Amir, Zayan
Names related to Muir
More Scottish names
Isla, Finley, Logan, Arabella, Cameron, Bonnie, Paisley, Brody, Carson, Maxwell, Brodie, Finlay, Blair, Lennox, Skye, Knox
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Muir: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/muir, updated 20 October 2026.