Kabir is an Arabic name meaning "great"; al-Kabir, the Great, is one of the 99 names of God in Islam. In India it is above all the name of Kabir, the 15th-century poet and mystic whose verses are sung by Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs alike. In the United States Kabir rose from number 1154 in 2015 to a peak of number 839 in 2021 and ranks number 999 in 2025.