Name profile

Mirza

A name meaning "prince".

PronunciationPersian /miːɾ.ˈzɒː/; Arabic /ˈmiːr.zaː/
Usage languagesArabic, Bengali, Bosnian, Persian, Urdu
US rank (2025)#5,399

Meaning and history

Mirza means “prince” and comes from Persian میرزا (mīrzā), from earlier امیرزاده (amīrzādeh), ultimately derived from Arabic أمير (ʾamīr) meaning “commander” and Persian زاده (zādeh) meaning “offspring.”

Popularity over timeUS births · boys
20062006: 11 births, rank #6,904
2007: 10 births, rank #7,590
2008: 12 births, rank #6,763
2009: 19 births, rank #4,922
2010: 12 births, rank #6,698
20112011: 13 births, rank #6,256
2012: 12 births, rank #6,626
2013: 17 births, rank #5,171
2014: 13 births, rank #6,307
2015: 16 births, rank #5,507
20162016: 14 births, rank #6,053
2017: 16 births, rank #5,526
2018: 12 births, rank #6,703
2019: 16 births, rank #5,555
2020: 11 births, rank #7,034
20212021: 12 births, rank #6,698
2022: 18 births, rank #5,215
2023: 19 births, rank #5,075
2024: 15 births, rank #5,904
20252025: 17 births, rank #5,399

In 2025, 17 babies were recorded with the name Mirza, ranking #5,399 among boys.