MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Mihir mean?
Mihir is a Sanskrit word for the sun, also used as a personal name in eastern India. Its historical origin may lie in the Iranian solar name Mihr.
Pronunciation
IAST: mihira
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
मिहिर
Letter-by-letter: mihira
Conventional spelling
Bengali
মিহির
Conventional spelling
Odia
ମିହିର
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Mihir in Indian usage
6,918 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (92.7%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 506 records (7.3%).
- Recorded as male: 6,412 records (92.7%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 565 |
| 1960s | 1,131 |
| 1970s | 1,651 |
| 1980s | 1,871 |
| 1990s | 1,434 |
| Other decades | 266 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Jharkhand | 2,028 |
| Odisha | 1,715 |
| Tripura | 1,066 |
| Bihar | 709 |
| Assam | 475 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 263 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 131 |
| Rajasthan | 114 |
| Other states | 417 |
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 | Mihir / M | 3 | 5,137 |
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 Mihir; Table_6, C6062 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Mihir; Table_6, C6062
- Monier-Williams, mihira, p. 818,2 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.