Viren
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- VEER-en
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
Viren is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “lord of heroes”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies).
What does Viren mean?
Sanskrit: short form of Virendra, vira 'hero' + Indra
“lord of heroes”
Short form of Virendra, from Sanskrit vira 'hero' and Indra, king of the gods.
Is Viren a girl's or a boy's name?
Viren is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Viren in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,301st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4 about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 46% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Viren, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd. Its busiest year was 2013, with 15 boys.
Half of all the boys named Viren in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2015. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Viren in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 13 | #1,888 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,378 |
| 2013 | 15 | #1,636 |
| 2012 | 14 | #1,765 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,311 |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,445 |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 7 | #1,749 |
| 1998 | 7 | #1,727 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
How popular is Viren in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2012, with 17 boys. It first appears in the records in 1987.
Half of all the boys named Viren in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Viren in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11 | #7,252 |
| 2023 | 11 | #7,284 |
| 2022 | 11 | #7,256 |
| 2021 | 10 | #7,582 |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,062 |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 11 | #7,132 |
| 2017 | 13 | #6,334 |
| 2016 | 15 | #5,785 |
| 2015 | 11 | #7,061 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 15 | #5,655 |
| 2012 | 17 | #5,250 |
| 2011 | 12 | #6,572 |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,585 |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,928 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,083 |
Names like Viren
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Vihaan, Aarav, Veer, Avyaan, Shivansh, Yuvraj, Arjan, Viraj, Vivaan, Viyaan, Arjun, Vedansh
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Aadhya, Ishaan, Siya, Leena, Veda, India, Avani, Rudra
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, “Viren: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/viren, updated 20 October 2026.