Karanvir
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KUR-un-veer
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
Karanvir is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies).
What does Karanvir mean?
Sanskrit: compound of Karan and vir 'brave'
Combines Karan, after Karna, the generous warrior of the Mahabharata, with vir 'brave'.
Is Karanvir a girl's or a boy's name?
Karanvir 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 Karanvir in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,301among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Karanvir, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2002, with 6 boys.
2025 had more boys named Karanvir than any year since 2012.
Half of all the boys named Karanvir in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Karanvir in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 1 | #6,016 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
Nicknames for Karanvir
- Karan 8 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Karanvir
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Rajveer Krish Pranay Dhruv Yuvraj Ranveer Pranav Veer Bhavya Shivam Prithvi Manveer
Names related to Karanvir
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, “Karanvir: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/karanvir, updated 20 October 2026.