MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Pir mean?
Persian pīr literally denotes an elder or old person. It developed a respectful spiritual sense for a teacher or guide in Sufi usage.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
पीर
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Pir in Indian usage
12,762 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (92.6%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 948 records (7.4%).
- Recorded as male: 11,814 records (92.6%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 465 |
| 1940s | 1,211 |
| 1950s | 2,011 |
| 1960s | 2,625 |
| 1970s | 2,307 |
| 1980s | 2,479 |
| 1990s | 1,550 |
| Other decades | 114 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 6,865 |
| Bihar | 1,251 |
| Rajasthan | 1,015 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 999 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 765 |
| Gujarat | 364 |
| Maharashtra | 334 |
| Jharkhand | 317 |
| Odisha | 195 |
| Haryana | 157 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 132 |
| Punjab | 120 |
| Other states | 248 |
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 | Pir / M | 3 | 5,137 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
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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 Pir; Table_6, C6224 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Pir; Table_6, C6224