Manvir
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- MUN-veer
- Origin
- Punjabi
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,202 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #9,710 for boys
Manvir is a boys' name of Punjabi origin, meaning “brave-hearted”. In 2025 it ranked 2,202nd for boys in the UK (11 babies) and 9,710th for boys in the US (7 babies).
What does Manvir mean?
Punjabi: Sikh name: man 'mind, heart' + vir 'brave'
“brave-hearted”
Is Manvir a girl's or a boy's name?
Manvir is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 boys in the UK and 7 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Manvir in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,202among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 27,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 4% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the UK were named Manvir, making it the 2,202nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,185th. Its busiest year was 2002, with 18 boys.
Half of all the boys named Manvir in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 30 boys in the UK were given Manvir or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #951, up from #2,202 for this spelling alone.
- Manveer 19
- Manvir 11
Girls were 30% of the babies named Manvir in the UK in 1996, and 10% in 2021.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,130th in England and Wales.
Manvir in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #2,202 |
| 2024 | 11 | #2,149 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 13 | #1,886 |
| 2021 | 9 | #2,434 |
| 2020 | 10 | #2,185 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 11 | #2,088 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 8 | #2,614 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,334 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 14 | #1,697 |
| 2010 | 10 | #2,141 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,084 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,048 |
| 2007 | 6 | #2,873 |
| 2006 | 12 | #1,640 |
| 2005 | 11 | #1,701 |
| 2004 | 11 | #1,583 |
| 2003 | 10 | #1,608 |
| 2002 | 18 | #1,030 |
| 2001 | 16 | #1,054 |
| 2000 | 9 | #1,503 |
| 1999 | 11 | #1,267 |
| 1998 | 17 | #951 |
| 1997 | 13 | #1,111 |
| 1996 | 7 | #1,652 |
How popular is Manvir in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #9,710among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 240,000 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, 7 boys in the US were named Manvir, making it the 9,710th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2008, with 11 boys. It first appears in the records in 1991.
Half of all the boys named Manvir in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Manvir in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #9,710 |
| 2024 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2023 | 11 | #7,284 |
| 2022 | 11 | #7,256 |
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,182 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,586 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,089 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,530 |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,202 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,094 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
Names like Manvir
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Gurveer Aarav Gurbaaz Navraj Gurtaj Gurvansh Yuvraj Krishiv Shivansh Gurman Gursanjh Rajveer
Other spellings of Manvir
More Punjabi names
Asees Nirvair Gurfateh Jind Baani Akaal Gurnawab Jujhar Ajooni Mannat Ekam Gurniwaz Gurnaaz Avleen Anhad Harleen
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, “Manvir: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/manvir, updated 20 October 2026.