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Jahangir

Quick answerThe name 'Jahangir' means "world-seizer" or "conqueror of the world," deriving from the Persian roots *jahān* (world) and *gīr* (seizer).

Persian · Boy · 3 syllables

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Popularity & facts

Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderBoy
US Rank#12,782
TrendNew ★
Peak year2024
Syllables3
OriginPersian
LanguagePersian
CulturePersian, Urdu
ReligionIslam
Letters8
Numerology5 Chaldean 1
Global rank#660

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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data

About the name Jahangir

The name 'Jahangir' means "world-seizer" or "conqueror of the world," deriving from the Persian roots *jahān* (world) and *gīr* (seizer).

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Etymology

The name 'Jahangir' means "world-seizer" or "conqueror of the world," deriving from the Persian roots *jahān* (world) and *gīr* (seizer). It is primarily used in Persian, Turkic, and South Asian Muslim cultures, most famously as the regnal name of the fourth Mughal emperor (r. 1605–1627), Nur-ud-din Muhammad Jahangir.

Jahangir currently ranks #12,782 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2024.

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