Karanveer
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KUR-un-veer
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
Karanveer is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies).
What does Karanveer mean?
Sanskrit: compound of Karan and veer 'brave'
Combines Karan, after Karna, the generous warrior of the Mahabharata, with veer 'brave'.
Is Karanveer a girl's or a boy's name?
Karanveer is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Karanveer in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,301st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4 about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 4% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Karanveer, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,185th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 18 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Karanveer than any year since 2004.
Half of all the boys named Karanveer in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2020. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Karanveer in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 10 | #2,328 |
| 2023 | 13 | #1,917 |
| 2022 | 10 | #2,279 |
| 2021 | 18 | #1,481 |
| 2020 | 10 | #2,185 |
| 2019 | 8 | #2,633 |
| 2018 | 8 | #2,576 |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,287 |
| 2015 | 10 | #2,260 |
| 2014 | 12 | #1,929 |
| 2013 | 13 | #1,799 |
| 2012 | 14 | #1,765 |
| 2011 | 13 | #1,788 |
| 2010 | 11 | #2,013 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,084 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,384 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 12 | #1,640 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,090 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 6 | #1,977 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 6 | #1,932 |
| 1997 | 9 | #1,412 |
| 1996 | 8 | #1,506 |
How popular is Karanveer in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 11 boys. It first appears in the records in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Karanveer in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Karanveer in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #9,888 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,548 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,557 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,044 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,305 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,090 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,528 |
Nicknames for Karanveer
- Karan 8 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Karanveer
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav, Veer, Aviraj, Rajveer, Ranveer, Yuvraj, Manveer, Shivansh, Krishiv, Krish, Vihaan, Gurveer
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Arjan, Aadhya, Avyaan, Ishaan, Siya, Leena, Veda
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, “Karanveer: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/karanveer, updated 20 October 2026.