Veera
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- VEER-a
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,344 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #2,645 for girls
Veera is a name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “brave (in Sanskrit)”. In 2025 it ranked 2,344th for girls in the UK (12 babies) and 2,645th for girls in the US (65 babies).
What does Veera mean?
Sanskrit: also the Finnish form of Vera
“brave (in Sanskrit)”
In Indian use a feminine name meaning brave; in Finland it is the local form of Vera.
Is Veera a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Veera has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 12 girls and 3 boys in the UK and 65 girls and 7 boys in the US.
How popular is Veera in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,344th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 12 about 1 in 23,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 6% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 12 girls in the UK were named Veera, making it the 2,344th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,046th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 14 girls. 3 boys were also named Veera in 2025 (5,065th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Veera in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 63 girls in the UK were given Veera or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #609, up from #2,344 for this spelling alone.
- Vera 51
- Veera 12
In 2025, 80% of the babies named Veera in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,276th in England and Wales.
Veera in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #2,344 |
| 2024 | 9 | #2,832 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,841 |
| 2022 | 12 | #2,277 |
| 2021 | 14 | #2,069 |
| 2020 | 14 | #2,046 |
| 2019 | 8 | #3,018 |
| 2018 | 10 | #2,631 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 13 | #2,224 |
| 2015 | 11 | #2,458 |
| 2014 | 14 | #2,076 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,796 |
| 2012 | 1 | #7,881 |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 1 | #7,017 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 1 | #5,353 |
How popular is Veera in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,645th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 65 about 1 in 25,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 19% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 65 girls in the US were named Veera, making it the 2,645th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,966th. It first appears in the records in 2006. 7 boys were also named Veera in 2025 (9,710th for boys).
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most girls named Veera of any year since it first appeared, in 2006.
Half of all the girls named Veera in the US since 1880 were born between 2015 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,553 girls in the US were given Veera or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #230, up from #2,645 for this spelling alone.
- Vera 1,482
- Veera 65
- Verah 6
In 2025, 90% of the babies named Veera in the US were girls.
Veera in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 65 | #2,645 |
| 2024 | 59 | #2,819 |
| 2023 | 50 | #3,225 |
| 2022 | 48 | #3,312 |
| 2021 | 56 | #2,958 |
| 2020 | 54 | #2,966 |
| 2019 | 50 | #3,171 |
| 2018 | 42 | #3,613 |
| 2017 | 44 | #3,478 |
| 2016 | 29 | #4,733 |
| 2015 | 35 | #4,143 |
| 2014 | 33 | #4,348 |
| 2013 | 25 | #5,315 |
| 2012 | 12 | #9,105 |
| 2011 | 12 | #9,146 |
| 2010 | 18 | #6,901 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 16 | #7,738 |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 13 | #8,711 |
Names like Veera
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Viha, Prisha, Aadhya, Varnika, Anvika, Vaani, Divisha, Krisha, Arya, Vihana, Navya, Kridha
Other spellings of Veera
Names related to Veera
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Lila, Arjun, Aarav, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Arjan, Vihaan, Avyaan, Ishaan, Siya, Leena, Shivansh
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, “Veera: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/veera, updated 20 October 2026.