The baby name Abhir is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced uh-BHEER (IPA: /əˈbhiːr/).
The baby name Abhir is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced uh-BHEER (IPA: /əˈbhiːr/).
Abhir is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.
Abhir is a masculine Indian given name from Sanskrit abhīra/abhīr (अभीर), a word for a cowherd and, more specifically, a member of the pastoral Abhīra people. In classical lexicons it carries pastoral associations and can mean herdsman or rustic. Some modern sources gloss it as brave or fearless by analogy with a-bhīru (“not timid”), but that etymology is secondary; the older sense is pastoral. It is distinct from Abir/Abeer, which in Persian/Arabic means fragrance and in Bengali/Hindi denotes colored powder.
The ethnonym appears in the Mahābhārata and Purāṇas, and an Abhira dynasty ruled parts of western India in late antiquity, giving the name historical resonance. Contemporary use is modest but pan-Indian. Common transliterations and variants include Abhīr, Abheer, and Aabhir; related forms are Abhira (ethnonym), Ahir (modern Hindi derivative), and feminine Abhiri/Abhīrī (“cowherdess”).
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #299 | 8 | 2,588 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #604 | 2 | 10,045 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #887 | 6 | 7,044 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,035 | 5 | 16,750 |
| MA | 0 | #1,119 | 10 | 20,986 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,139 | 5 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,690 | 2 | 28,008 |
Abhir is popular in 13 countries — most recent births per country:
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