Mirza is a distinctive choice, ranked #1466 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Mirza in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1466
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About the Name Mirza
Mirza has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 86 places in five years. It was most popular in 2000 at #794 โ parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Mirza is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Mirza in their class.
โญ Famous People Named Mirza
Fahad Mirza โ Fahad Mirza is a Pakistani actor, model, plastic surgeon and sculptor.
Sania Mirza โ Sania Mirza is an Indian former professional tennis player.
Muhammad Ali Mirza โ Muhammad Ali Mirza is a Pakistani Islamic cleric.
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 Mirza
Unlikely. With around 18 UK babies named Mirza per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Mirza in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Mirza has been fairly steady, ranked #1,466 in 2025 against #1,431 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #794 in 2000.
Mirza 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 Mirza include: Fahad Mirza, Sania Mirza and Muhammad Ali Mirza. Short summaries for each appear below.
Mirza does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice โ your child is unlikely to encounter American Mirzas in the wild.
18
UK babies named Mirza (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 35 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
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In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Mirza
Almost certainly the only Mirza in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Mirza
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Iskander Ali Mirza was a Pakistani politician and military general who served as the fourth and last governor-general of Pakistan from 1955 to 1956, and then as the first president of Pakistan from the promulgation of the first constitution in 1956 until his overthrow in a coup d'รฉtat in 1958, following his declaration of martial law and unilateral abrogation of the constitution.