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Sukhvir

Gender
Boy
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Origin
Punjabi

Sukhvir is a boys' name of Punjabi origin, meaning “happy warrior”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.

What does Sukhvir mean?

Punjabi: from sukh 'happiness' and vir 'brave, warrior'

“happy warrior”

Is Sukhvir a girl's or a boy's name?

Sukhvir is a boys' name.

How popular is Sukhvir in the UK?

No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 9 boys.

1996Busiest: 9 in 19982011
Sukhvir in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
20114#3,986
20100–
20090–
20080–
20071#5,736
20060–
20050–
20040–
20035#2,574
20020–
20013#3,255
20003#3,146
19993#3,043
19989#1,446
19973#2,979
19961#3,776

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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, “Sukhvir: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sukhvir, updated 20 October 2026.