Given name
Mihir
“of the sun”
Mihir is used as a given name. One Indian interpretation is “of the sun.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Indian interpretation is “of the sun.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Indian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1976. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mihir through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,486
- 1,486 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2002
- 82 babies
- 2025
- 30
- #3,723 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −14%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 30 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,723 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 13.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 82 in 2002. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (9). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,395 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Mihir’s family of names
Mihir has a related form in Mihear. Mihir has a related form in Miheer. Mihir has a related form in Miheir.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Mihir
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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