The invention discloses narrow-hardenability high-temperature fine grain MnCr gear steel. The narrow-hardenability high-temperature fine grained MnCr gear steel comprises the following components in percentage by weight: 0.19%-0.21% of C, 1.25%-1.35% of Mn, 0.20-0.30% of Si, 1.20%-1.30% of Cr, less than or equal to 0.020% of P, 0.010%-0.025% of S, 0.013%-0.02% of N, 0.034-0.050% of Al, less than or equal to 0.0015% of [O], less than or equal to 0.0002% of [H], and the balance iron and inevitable impurity elements. The invention further discloses a preparation method for the gear steel. The gear steel has the advantages of low cost, high-temperature fine grains, high purity, narrow hardenability, stable performance, and can ensure that the hardenability bandwidth of the steel is narrow, quality of the rolled surface of the steel is good, and the grains are small.