The baby name Mihriban is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced mee-ree-BAHN (IPA: /miːriˈbɑn/ or /mehribɑn/).
Mihriban is Persian in Origin.
The baby name Mihriban is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced mee-ree-BAHN (IPA: /miːriˈbɑn/ or /mehribɑn/).
Mihriban is Persian in Origin.
Mihriban is a feminine Turkish given name with Persian roots, ultimately from Persian mehrabān (مهربان), formed by mehr “love, affection; the sun” and the suffix -bān “keeper/guardian.” The composite sense is “kind, affectionate, benevolent,” and in modern Turkish the word mihriban is defined as “compassionate, tender‑hearted.”
Carried into Ottoman Turkish through centuries of Persian literary influence, the name appears in Anatolian usage and gained broad cultural resonance in the late 20th century through Abdurrahim Karakoç’s poem Mihriban, famously set to music by Musa Eroğlu. Cognates and regional spellings include Mehriban (Azerbaijani), Mihrîban/Mehrîban (Kurdish), Meherban or Mehrban (Urdu/Punjabi), and Mehrabān/Mehraban (Persian transliteration). The name’s gentle meaning makes it a favored choice for parents seeking a warm, lyrical option with deep Iranic-Turkic heritage.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM | Girls | 0 | #33 | 3 | 574 |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| Sweden | Girls | 2017 | #173 | 2 | 1,647 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| DK | 0 | #205 | 2 | 5,198 | |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #214 | 10 | 3,559 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #322 | 8 | 7,429 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #325 | 8 | 5,862 |
| France | Girls | 2020 | #392 | 3 | 3,215 |
| Austria | Girls | 0 | #408 | 13 | 1,885 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| TR | 0 | #431 | 2,887 | 19,440 | |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #523 | 3 | 11,303 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #758 | 81 | 4,949 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #916 | 40 | 5,933 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,013 | 2 | 25,931 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,161 | 16 | 20,130 |
Mihriban is popular in 19 countries — most recent births per country:
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