Dheeran
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- DHEE-run
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,747 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #6,442 for boys
Dheeran is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “brave; steadfast”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 6,442nd for boys in the US (13 babies).
What does Dheeran mean?
Sanskrit: from Sanskrit dhira
“brave; steadfast”
Is Dheeran a girl's or a boy's name?
Dheeran is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 13 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Dheeran in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,747th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5 about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 171% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Dheeran, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 8 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Dheeran than any year since 2020.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Dheeran in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 8 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
How popular is Dheeran in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 6,442nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 13 about 1 in 130,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 2% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 13 boys in the US were named Dheeran, making it the 6,442nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,037th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 27 boys. It first appears in the records in 2016.
Half of all the boys named Dheeran in the US since 1880 were born between 2019 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Dheeran in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #6,442 |
| 2024 | 11 | #7,252 |
| 2023 | 27 | #3,999 |
| 2022 | 21 | #4,697 |
| 2021 | 18 | #5,105 |
| 2020 | 18 | #5,037 |
| 2019 | 17 | #5,336 |
| 2018 | 17 | #5,316 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,136 |
| 2016 | 10 | #7,600 |
Names like Dheeran
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Avyaan, Aarav, Vihaan, Shivansh, Arjan, Devansh, Aviraj, Dhruvansh, Ivaan, Yuvraj, Krishiv, Nirvaan
Names related to Dheeran
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Aadhya, Ishaan, Siya, Leena, Veer, Veda, India
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Dheeran: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dheeran, updated 20 October 2026.