Mir is a distinctive choice, ranked #822 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Mir in their class.
💎
UK Rank 2025
#822
Ad
About the Name Mir
2024 marks Mir's peak year in UK records so far, sitting at UK #945. The name has climbed 778 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Mir is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Mir in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Mir
Hamid Mir — Hamid Mir is a Pakistani journalist, columnist, political writer, and a national security expert.
Usama Mir — Usama Mir is a Pakistani cricketer who plays for the national team in ODIs and T20Is.
Mir-Hossein Mousavi — Mir-Hossein Mousavi Khameneh is an Iranian politician, artist, architect, and opposition figure who served as the forty-fifth and last Prime Minister of Iran from 1981 to 1989.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Mir
Unlikely. With around 39 UK babies named Mir per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Mir in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Mir is at its highest recorded position — #822 in 2025, with 39 births. In 2020 it ranked #1,723.
Mir is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Mir include: Hamid Mir, Usama Mir and Mir-Hossein Mousavi. Short summaries for each appear below.
Mir does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Mirs in the wild.
39
UK babies named Mir (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 901 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Mir
Almost certainly the only Mir in the class
Ad
UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Mir
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Mir-Hossein Mousavi Khameneh is an Iranian politician, artist, architect, and opposition figure who served as the forty-fifth and last Prime Minister of Iran from 1981 to 1989.
Mir Muhammad Taqi, known as Mir Taqi Mir (also spelled Meer Taqi Meer), was an Urdu poet of the 18th-century Mughal India and one of the pioneers who gave shape to the Urdu language itself.
Mian Mir Muhammad Qadiri, better known as Mian Mir or Miyan Mir, was a Sufi Muslim saint who resided in Lahore, in the neighborhood now known as Dharampura.