Harveer
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- HAR-veer
- Origin
- Punjabi
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,859 for boys
Harveer is a boys' name of Punjabi origin, meaning “God + brave one”. In 2025 it ranked 1,859th for boys in the UK (14 babies).
What does Harveer mean?
Punjabi: Sikh name
“God + brave one”
Veer, from Sanskrit vira, means brave or hero and appears in many Sikh and Hindu names.
Is Harveer a girl's or a boy's name?
Harveer is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 14 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Harveer in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,859th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14 about 1 in 21,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 33% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the UK were named Harveer, making it the 1,859th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,512th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 25 boys.
2025 had more boys named Harveer than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Harveer in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,795th in England and Wales.
Harveer in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #1,859 |
| 2024 | 11 | #2,149 |
| 2023 | 7 | #2,965 |
| 2022 | 10 | #2,279 |
| 2021 | 10 | #2,257 |
| 2020 | 17 | #1,512 |
| 2019 | 16 | #1,608 |
| 2018 | 15 | #1,715 |
| 2017 | 18 | #1,490 |
| 2016 | 14 | #1,804 |
| 2015 | 13 | #1,888 |
| 2014 | 18 | #1,454 |
| 2013 | 23 | #1,199 |
| 2012 | 25 | #1,166 |
| 2011 | 16 | #1,542 |
| 2010 | 17 | #1,508 |
| 2009 | 14 | #1,674 |
| 2008 | 12 | #1,810 |
| 2007 | 19 | #1,290 |
| 2006 | 12 | #1,640 |
| 2005 | 13 | #1,522 |
| 2004 | 9 | #1,831 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
| 1998 | 10 | #1,346 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 10 | #1,290 |
Names like Harveer
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav, Gurveer, Veer, Ranveer, Aveer, Rajveer, Vihaan, Yuvraj, Manveer, Gurtaj, Krishiv, Jaiveer
Names related to Harveer
More Punjabi names
Asees, Gurbaaz, Nirvair, Gurfateh, Jind, Baani, Akaal, Gurnawab, Jujhar, Ajooni, Mannat, Ekam, Gurniwaz, Gurnaaz, Gursanjh, Avleen
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Harveer: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/harveer, updated 20 October 2026.