Ranbir
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- RUN-beer
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,747 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #9,710 for boys
Ranbir is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “hero in battle”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 9,710th for boys in the US (7 babies).
What does Ranbir mean?
Sanskrit: from ran 'battle' + bir 'hero', used in Hindi and Punjabi
“hero in battle”
Maharaja Ranbir Singh ruled Jammu and Kashmir in the 19th century.
Is Ranbir a girl's or a boy's name?
Ranbir is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 7 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ranbir in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 6% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Ranbir, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2013, with 10 boys.
Half of all the boys named Ranbir in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Ranbir in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 8 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 8 | #2,678 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,399 |
| 2018 | 8 | #2,576 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 7 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,425 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 10 | #2,176 |
| 2012 | 8 | #2,595 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,306 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 1 | #5,109 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
How popular is Ranbir 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 Ranbir, making it the 9,710th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,734th. Its busiest year was 2011, with 24 boys. It first appears in the records in 1994.
Half of all the boys named Ranbir in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ranbir in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #9,710 |
| 2024 | 7 | #9,888 |
| 2023 | 9 | #8,250 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 8 | #8,734 |
| 2019 | 11 | #7,168 |
| 2018 | 10 | #7,613 |
| 2017 | 14 | #6,056 |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 16 | #5,503 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,557 |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,532 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 24 | #4,108 |
| 2010 | 13 | #6,353 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
Names like Ranbir
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Musa Rayyan Ayaan Yahya Amir Muhammad Zayaan Arham Zayan Aarav Umar Mahir
More Sanskrit names
Maya Bodhi Arya Lila Arjun Rohan Kali Aryan Opal Arjan Vihaan Aadhya Avyaan Ishaan Siya Leena
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, “Ranbir: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ranbir, updated 20 October 2026.