boy's name
Kabir
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 6,391
the United States
#1,000
2025 births
Kabir is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 227 babies in the United States, ranking #1000. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in 2021, when 284 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 14,605 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1976.
Kabir over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 29 |
| 1980s | 86 |
| 1990s | 178 |
| 2000s | 471 |
| 2010s | 1,373 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,464 |
How popular is Kabir?
In 2025, Kabir was given to 227 babies in the United States, ranking #1000 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Kabir is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Kabir
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kabir also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kabir over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kabir
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kabir — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kabir
How popular is the name Kabir?
In 2025, Kabir was given to 227 babies in the United States, ranking #1000 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Kabir a girl's or a boy's name?
Kabir is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Kabir most popular?
Kabir peaked in 2021, when 284 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Kabir a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kabir currently ranks #193 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.