Hiren
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- HEE-ren
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Hiren is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “diamond”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Hiren mean?
Sanskrit: from Sanskrit hira, diamond
“diamond”
Derived from the Sanskrit hira, meaning diamond; used by Hindu families in Gujarat and Bengal.
Is Hiren a girl's or a boy's name?
Hiren is a boys' name.
How popular is Hiren in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 11 boys.
Half of all the boys named Hiren in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2006. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Hiren in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 1 | #6,148 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 8 | #1,582 |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 7 | #1,678 |
| 1996 | 11 | #1,215 |
Names like Hiren
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Yug, Minh, Yoan, Arun, Tai, Yitzchok, Mika, Hassan, Loki, Rumi, Kaizen, Yakov
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Aarav, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Arjan, Vihaan, Aadhya, Avyaan, Ishaan, Siya
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, “Hiren: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/hiren, updated 20 October 2026.