The baby name Stanimir is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced STAH-nee-meer (IPA: /ˈstɑːnɪmɪr/).
Stanimir is Slavic in Origin.
The baby name Stanimir is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced STAH-nee-meer (IPA: /ˈstɑːnɪmɪr/).
Stanimir is Slavic in Origin.
A South and East Slavic masculine given name, Stanimir (Cyrillic: Станимир) fuses the roots stani- ‘to stand, to become, to halt’ and mir ‘peace, world’. The compound is commonly read as “establisher of peace” or “steadfast in peace.” Such two‑element -mir names are characteristic of pre-Christian Slavic anthroponymy.
Documented in medieval Balkan charters and continuing in folk use, the name survived Christianization and enjoyed a conscious revival during 19th–20th‑century national movements. Today it is most familiar in Bulgaria, Serbia, North Macedonia, and neighboring regions, with diaspora use elsewhere. Diminutives and short forms include Stani, Stane, Stanko, Miro, and Mirko; the feminine counterpart is Stanimira. Related surnames such as Stanimirov (Bulgarian) and Stanimirović (Serbian) reflect patronymic formation. Cognate -mir names include Vladimir, Dragomir, and Radomir, underscoring the shared Slavic theme of peace and the ordered world.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BG | Boys | 0 | #49 | 442 | 3,850 |
| BG | 0 | #55 | 26 | 1,799 | |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #143 | 12 | 2,277 |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #211 | 1 | 3,402 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #257 | 3 | 3,997 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #271 | 3 | 6,912 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #301 | 5 | 6,530 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #330 | 3 | 7,401 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #380 | 2 | 7,951 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #525 | 2 | 12,621 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #559 | 3 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #563 | 3 | 10,162 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #624 | 2 | 10,983 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #879 | 52 | 5,610 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #910 | 43 | 5,697 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #922 | 30 | 5,873 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,418 | 54 | 10,046 |
Stanimir is popular in 22 countries — most recent births per country:
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