Given name & surname
Mir
“one who is prosperous”·“a peaceful woman”·“one who is wonderful”
Mir is a variant of Mira. Interpretations include “one who is prosperous”, “a peaceful woman”, and “one who is wonderful”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Mir is a variant of Mira. Interpretations include “one who is prosperous”, “a peaceful woman”, and “one who is wonderful”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Mir is a variant of Mira. A possible origin is Latin, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1972. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mir through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 556
- 556 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 21 babies
- 2025
- 21
- #4,812 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +6%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 21 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,812 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 6.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,951 as a first name in 2020; 2,826 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Mir’s family of names
Mir has a related form in Mira. In Persian usage, Mir as a surname is a Roman-alphabet rendering of میر. In Bengali usage, Mir as a surname is a Roman-alphabet rendering of মীর.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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