Shahmir
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- shah-MEER
- Origin
- Persian
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
Shahmir is a boys' name of Persian origin, meaning “king + prince”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies).
What does Shahmir mean?
Persian: Persian shah 'king' + mir 'prince', from Arabic amir
“king + prince”
Shah Mir founded the dynasty that ruled Kashmir from 1339.
Is Shahmir a girl's or a boy's name?
Shahmir is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Shahmir in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,301among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 220% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Shahmir, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2024, with 7 boys.
In 2025, 27 boys in the UK were given Shahmir or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,019, up from #4,301 for this spelling alone.
- Shahmeer 23
- Shahmir 4
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Shahmir in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 1 | #6,413 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 1 | #6,416 |
| 2015 | 1 | #6,220 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 1 | #5,736 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 1 | #4,262 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 1 | #3,776 |
Names like Shahmir
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Amir Muhammad Umar Hamza Musa Salaar Zahir Ahmed Zayd Zayaan Abdullah Sabir
Other spellings of Shahmir
Names related to Shahmir
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) 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, “Shahmir: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shahmir, updated 20 October 2026.