Veer
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- VEER
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #589 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #940 for boys
Veer is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “brave, hero”. In 2025 it ranked 589th for boys in the UK (72 babies) and 940th for boys in the US (250 babies).
What does Veer mean?
Sanskrit: from vira
“brave, hero”
From Sanskrit vira, a hero or brave man, also found in longer names such as Mahavir, great hero.
Is Veer a girl's or a boy's name?
Veer is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 72 boys in the UK and 250 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Veer in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 589th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 72 about 1 in 4,200 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 8% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 72 boys in the UK were named Veer, making it the 589th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 751st. Its busiest year was 2010, with 78 boys.
2025 had more boys named Veer than any year since 2017.
Half of all the boys named Veer in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 75 boys in the UK were given Veer or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #526, up from #589 for this spelling alone.
- Veer 72
- Vir 3
Among boys in 2025, it was 539th in England and Wales.
Veer in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 72 | #589 |
| 2024 | 43 | #838 |
| 2023 | 70 | #592 |
| 2022 | 65 | #630 |
| 2021 | 66 | #626 |
| 2020 | 48 | #751 |
| 2019 | 70 | #594 |
| 2018 | 54 | #705 |
| 2017 | 75 | #568 |
| 2016 | 67 | #606 |
| 2015 | 66 | #609 |
| 2014 | 67 | #596 |
| 2013 | 58 | #648 |
| 2012 | 70 | #572 |
| 2011 | 68 | #567 |
| 2010 | 78 | #502 |
| 2009 | 57 | #629 |
| 2008 | 36 | #854 |
| 2007 | 26 | #1,031 |
| 2006 | 33 | #842 |
| 2005 | 24 | #997 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 7 | #1,775 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Veer in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 940th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 250 about 1 in 6,800 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 39% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 250 boys in the US were named Veer, making it the 940th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,134th. It first appears in the records in 1997.
2025 had the most boys named Veer of any year since it first appeared, in 1997.
Half of all the boys named Veer in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 277 boys in the US were given Veer or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #807, up from #940 for this spelling alone.
- Veer 250
- Vir 27
Veer in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 250 | #940 |
| 2024 | 202 | #1,076 |
| 2023 | 224 | #977 |
| 2022 | 216 | #1,025 |
| 2021 | 188 | #1,105 |
| 2020 | 172 | #1,134 |
| 2019 | 158 | #1,209 |
| 2018 | 156 | #1,202 |
| 2017 | 146 | #1,252 |
| 2016 | 143 | #1,275 |
| 2015 | 111 | #1,491 |
| 2014 | 110 | #1,473 |
| 2013 | 113 | #1,459 |
| 2012 | 138 | #1,273 |
| 2011 | 121 | #1,377 |
| 2010 | 113 | #1,456 |
| 2009 | 94 | #1,664 |
| 2008 | 59 | #2,236 |
| 2007 | 57 | #2,281 |
| 2006 | 44 | #2,658 |
| 2005 | 44 | #2,524 |
| 2004 | 22 | #4,000 |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 12 | #5,718 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 10 | #5,636 |
Names like Veer
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav, Vihaan, Shivansh, Dhruv, Yuvraj, Avyaan, Aviraj, Krishiv, Viraj, Shiv, Krish, Aveer
Other spellings of Veer
Names related to Veer
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Arjan, Aadhya, Ishaan, Siya, Leena, Veda, India
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, “Veer: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/veer, updated 20 October 2026.