Vir
Boy · VEER · Sanskrit
Vir is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “brave, hero”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies) and 3,948th for boys in the US (27 babies).
What does Vir mean?
Sanskrit: from Sanskrit vira
“brave, hero”
From Sanskrit vira 'hero', as in Mahavira, 'great hero', the title of the great Jain teacher Vardhamana.
- Say it
- VEER
Is Vir a girl's or a boy's name?
Vir is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK and 27 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Vir in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,065among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 43% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Vir, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2016, with 11 boys.
Half of all the boys named Vir in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 75 boys in the UK were given Vir or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #526, up from #5,065 for this spelling alone.
- Veer 72
- Vir 3
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Vir in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 7 | #2,965 |
| 2022 | 7 | #2,922 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,445 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
How popular is Vir in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,948among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 27about 1 in 63,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 27 boys in the US were named Vir, making it the 3,948th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,416th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 33 boys. It first appears in the records in 2002.
Half of all the boys named Vir in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 277 boys in the US were given Vir or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #807, up from #3,948 for this spelling alone.
- Veer 250
- Vir 27
Vir in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | #3,948 |
| 2024 | 20 | #4,886 |
| 2023 | 28 | #3,880 |
| 2022 | 33 | #3,462 |
| 2021 | 18 | #5,105 |
| 2020 | 32 | #3,416 |
| 2019 | 32 | #3,493 |
| 2018 | 21 | #4,606 |
| 2017 | 19 | #4,931 |
| 2016 | 22 | #4,469 |
| 2015 | 22 | #4,405 |
| 2014 | 22 | #4,389 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,598 |
| 2012 | 18 | #5,030 |
| 2011 | 14 | #5,939 |
| 2010 | 16 | #5,475 |
| 2009 | 22 | #4,427 |
| 2008 | 15 | #5,762 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,090 |
| 2006 | 16 | #5,299 |
| 2005 | 18 | #4,626 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
Names like Vir
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav Vihaan Shivansh Dhruv Vansh Yuvraj Viraj Shiv Avyaan Aviraj Krish Ansh
Other spellings of Vir
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