Veeran
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- VEE-ran
- Origin
- Tamil
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,742 for boys
Veeran is a boys' name of Tamil origin, meaning “warrior, hero”. In 2025 it ranked 2,742nd for boys in the UK (8 babies).
What does Veeran mean?
Tamil: Tamil veeran, from Sanskrit vira 'hero'
“warrior, hero”
A Tamil word for a brave warrior, from the same Sanskrit root as Veer and Veera.
Is Veeran a girl's or a boy's name?
Veeran is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Veeran in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,742nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8 about 1 in 37,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 5% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the UK were named Veeran, making it the 2,742nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,819th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 9 boys.
Half of all the boys named Veeran in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,658th in England and Wales.
Veeran in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 2024 | 8 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 7 | #2,922 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
| 2019 | 8 | #2,633 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
Nicknames for Veeran
- Veer 72 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Veeran
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Vihaan, Aarav, Vivaan, Shivansh, Krishiv, Avyaan, Avi, Viraj, Arjan, Gurman, Aadhav, Advik
More Tamil names
Nila, Aathiran, Iniya, Aadhiran, Nilah, Kavin, Adhiran, Venba, Athiran, Kayal, Oviya, Kalai, Kannan, Valli, Nithila, Iniyan
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, “Veeran: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/veeran, updated 20 October 2026.