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The baby name Mir is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /miːr/ ("meer") — alternative English pronunciation /mɪər/ in some accents.

Mir is Slavic in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 1.0
Origin: Slavic
Pronunciation: /miːr/ ("meer") — alternative English pronunciation /mɪər/ in some accents

What is the meaning of the name Mir ?

The baby name Mir is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /miːr/ ("meer") — alternative English pronunciation /mɪər/ in some accents.

Mir is Slavic in Origin.

Mir is a cross‑cultural name with two principal roots. In Slavic languages (Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Serbo‑Croatian), mir means “peace” and “world,” and appears as an element in many compounds. Used alone, Mir carries those meanings. In Persian and South Asian usage, Mir derives from Arabic amīr via Persian, an honorific meaning “prince,” “commander,” or “leader”; it survives as a given name and as a hereditary title or surname in regions such as Kashmir and Hyderabad.

As a given name, it serves as a short form of Miroslav/Miroslava and cognates, and as a modern minimalist choice in Slavic and international contexts. Related or variant forms include Miro, Mirko, Mira, Mirna, and the compounds Mirosław/Mirosława; from the amīr line, Amir/Emir, Ameer, and Mirza are close relatives, and Central Asian formations like Mirbek or Mirlan are common. Overall meanings range from “peace; world” to “prince; leader.”

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Mir – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
KR Boys 0 #26 2 897
MO 0 #52 1 2,706
AL 0 #61 15 2,372
AF 0 #63 14 1,883
IN 0 #64 8 2,963
MV Boys 0 #71 9 3,375
AZ Girls 0 #74 2 1,051
JP 0 #76 2 4,057
SI 0 #80 1 1,612
BD Boys 0 #89 1,696 10,045
AF Girls 0 #90 5 2,402
OM 0 #102 15 6,215
QA 0 #103 4 7,011
GE Boys 0 #110 1 2,055
PH 0 #110 1 5,607
BN Girls 0 #113 2 5,459
BD 0 #114 118 5,992
KW 0 #117 5 5,216
AZ Boys 0 #125 7 1,400
EE Boys 0 #125 1 2,087
CY Boys 0 #130 2 3,473
IQ 0 #130 4 3,533
BN Boys 0 #133 7 6,332
Switzerland Boys 2024 #134 4 1,769
GR 0 #135 1 3,911
RS Girls 0 #136 2 1,651
PA 0 #138 1 3,797
AE 0 #145 33 10,220
LT Boys 0 #150 2 2,166
RS Boys 0 #151 4 2,277
AF Boys 0 #156 128 3,535
CR 0 #161 5 5,526
AL Boys 0 #166 149 5,122
HU Boys 0 #174 1 3,954
SI Girls 0 #176 2 2,769
MT Boys 0 #179 1 4,064
HR 0 #180 2 2,081
Sweden Boys 2022 #181 2 1,509
UY 0 #181 2 2,477
CZ 0 #184 3 3,154
AR 0 #187 7 2,915
LU Girls 0 #190 1 4,850
RU 0 #190 5 3,641
DK 0 #206 1 5,198
SI Boys 0 #206 6 3,402
PL 0 #209 4 2,600
AL Girls 0 #212 11 4,141
LU Boys 0 #215 6 4,970
AO Girls 0 #217 1 4,575
BG Boys 0 #220 1 3,850
IR 0 #225 7 4,221
PS 0 #226 1 5,692
NA Girls 0 #236 2 7,146
SA 0 #244 52 10,560
AO Boys 0 #249 1 5,568
JP Girls 0 #250 2 6,592
KZ Boys 0 #250 40 6,578
TW Boys 0 #255 2 7,111
HR Boys 0 #259 1 3,997
MO Girls 0 #262 2 7,056
IN Boys 0 #268 1,488 16,750
GR Boys 0 #269 5 6,912
BD Girls 0 #271 116 8,413
JP Boys 0 #278 20 7,909
SG 0 #278 5 11,010
HR Girls 0 #279 11 3,687
IL 0 #281 2 6,291
OM Boys 0 #288 947 17,948
PL Boys 0 #288 48 6,459
CZ Boys 0 #290 15 6,530
Canada Boys 2024 #296 11 2,588
QA Girls 0 #299 18 15,378
KZ Girls 0 #300 21 5,862
BH 0 #301 269 17,937
CN Boys 0 #309 11 9,639
AE Boys 0 #315 1,501 22,615
MY 0 #320 11 12,352
DK Boys 0 #325 8 7,401
PE 0 #325 5 6,350
PL Girls 0 #339 16 5,096
OM Girls 0 #346 51 15,987
QA Boys 0 #346 412 18,093
CZ Girls 0 #349 3 5,378
SD Girls 0 #354 5 7,678
HK 0 #357 1 8,483
CN Girls 0 #359 1 8,829
MU Girls 0 #362 1 8,539
MU Boys 0 #364 6 8,477
NL 0 #379 13 2,481
PT Boys 0 #379 3 7,951
PH Girls 0 #380 11 13,098
SA Boys 0 #383 3,291 28,008
France Boys 2021 #385 3 2,865
RU Boys 0 #385 121 12,621
JO Boys 0 #386 4 7,057
Finland Boys 0 #393 35 2,041
IN Girls 0 #393 256 13,121
IR Boys 0 #393 167 10,162
YE 0 #393 6 8,639
MX 0 #403 11 8,339
PH Boys 0 #404 5 11,440
IQ Boys 0 #407 282 13,071
Austria Girls 0 #409 12 1,885
EG 0 #410 3 6,387
KW Boys 0 #410 394 18,755
UY Boys 0 #413 1 5,922
Germany 0 #418 20 2,542
SD Boys 0 #430 16 10,523
Spain 0 #432 21 2,326
CL 0 #433 2 6,867
IQ Girls 0 #462 43 11,303
RU Girls 0 #464 35 11,913
PT Girls 0 #471 1 7,952
ZA 0 #473 2 14,421
AR Boys 0 #482 2 7,628
KW Girls 0 #489 27 19,177
AR Girls 0 #491 109 8,289
UY Girls 0 #498 13 6,731
AE Girls 0 #501 53 20,968
CR Boys 0 #504 7 10,188
PA Boys 0 #504 2 9,305
CO 0 #508 3 7,768
IR Girls 0 #514 17 8,334
LY 0 #516 20 12,703
CR Girls 0 #522 11 11,342
SG Boys 0 #532 167 17,960
GT Girls 0 #539 3 7,500
PS Girls 0 #542 6 10,981
HK Boys 0 #551 7 12,905
CM Girls 0 #558 3 11,671
PS Boys 0 #558 4 10,655
BO Girls 0 #600 12 9,488
HK Girls 0 #605 11 16,104
IL Girls 0 #606 12 11,648
LB 0 #618 41 13,263
BO Boys 0 #620 3 9,244
IL Boys 0 #622 4 10,983
SG Girls 0 #626 7 18,916
Finland Boys 2026 #646 37 3,552
IT 0 #679 36 4,183
TN 0 #687 143 13,765
CL Boys 0 #700 1 13,390
SY 0 #719 10 11,684
BR Boys 0 #738 14 12,213
SA Girls 0 #767 169 25,931
MA 0 #769 378 20,986
DZ 0 #770 431 20,130
Germany Girls 0 #781 58 4,949
NG Girls 0 #824 3 15,093
NL Girls 0 #828 128 5,933
MY Boys 0 #830 287 25,439
CL Girls 0 #842 10 14,098
Germany Boys 0 #852 101 5,697
Spain Girls 0 #852 132 5,561
EG Boys 0 #858 29 15,035
United States Boys 2024 #874 19 7,044
EG Girls 0 #895 65 14,742
TR 0 #902 329 19,440
Spain Boys 0 #903 28 5,610
MY Girls 0 #915 80 24,821
PE Boys 0 #919 8 14,506
NL Boys 0 #920 32 5,873
PE Girls 0 #920 24 14,861
MX Boys 0 #964 19 16,355
CO Boys 0 #980 2 15,656
BR Girls 0 #989 4 12,708
NG Boys 0 #998 4 16,906
MX Girls 0 #1,010 174 17,781
IT Boys 0 #1,028 453 10,046
CO Girls 0 #1,050 29 16,140
ZA Boys 0 #1,158 21 25,619
ZA Girls 0 #1,233 4 25,928
IT Girls 0 #1,355 92 9,415

Mir is popular in 83 countries — most recent births per country:

United States
Canada
Sweden
Switzerland
France

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People also ask about Mir

Mir is predominantly a boy's name.
Mir is a one syllable name, pronounced /miːr/ ("meer") — alternative English pronunciation /mɪər/ in some accents.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Mír (Slavic/Czech spelling), Meer (Urdu/Persian/alternate spelling), Miro (Slavic diminutive), Mirko (Slavic diminutive), Mira (feminine form) and Mirna (feminine form).
Across languages, Mir has these equivalents: Irene (Greek, 'peace'), Pax (Latin, 'peace'), Shalom / Shlomo (Hebrew, 'peace'), Amir / Emir (Arabic, 'prince/commander').
Yes — Mir ranked #134 in Switzerland in 2024, and appears in official birth registries across 6 countries.
Mir ranks highest in Switzerland (#134 in 2024).
Mir's popularity is holding steady. It moved from #875 in 2014 to #874 in 2024 in United States.