MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Kabir mean?
Arabic kabīr is the adjective for great or large. The name recalls Kabir, the devotional poet whose verses speak of spiritual truth beyond outward divisions.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Bengali
কবির
Conventional spelling
Arabic
كبير
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
कबीर
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Kabir in Indian usage
3,113 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (92.1%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 247 records (7.9%).
- Recorded as male: 2,866 records (92.1%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 147 |
| 1960s | 289 |
| 1970s | 523 |
| 1980s | 985 |
| 1990s | 1,057 |
| Other decades | 112 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Assam | 1,528 |
| Odisha | 621 |
| Tripura | 404 |
| Maharashtra | 132 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 107 |
| Other states | 321 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Kabir / M | 73 | 529 |
| Scotland | Kabir / M | 4 | 647 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Kabir; Table_6, C537 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Kabir; Table_6, C537
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Kabir; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Kabir; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy
- Wiktionary: कबीर ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
- Wiktionary: Kabir ↗ (opens in a new tab)
etymology
- Wiktionary: كبير ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.