Veer
Veer was the 942nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 250 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 559 places. More babies were named Veer in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning brave, hero · Sanskrit, Hindi
Say it VEER /vɪr/
- Rank in 2025
- #942 boys, up 198 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 250boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025250 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,922babies recorded
What does the name Veer mean?
Veer is the Hindi word vīr, 'brave, heroic' or 'a hero', a learned borrowing from Sanskrit vīra. Monier-Williams defines Sanskrit vīra as a man, especially a brave or eminent man, a hero or chief, with uses going back to the Rigveda. The Sanskrit word shares its Indo-European root with Latin vir 'man' and Old English wer.
वीर (Sanskrit / Hindi, “brave or eminent man, hero; heroic”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Vir, Veera.
See also: Sanskrit and Indian names, names that mean brave.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'वीर' (Hindi section), Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wiktionary, entry 'वीर' (Sanskrit section), Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), s.v. 'vīra' (Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries), Oxford, Clarendon Press (public domain); digitized by University of Cologne
- CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (cmudict), Carnegie Mellon University
Veer popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #942 | 250 |
| 2020 | #1,140 | 172 |
| 2010 | #1,460 | 113 |
| 2000 | #10,295 | 6 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Veer, counting every spelling?
Veer has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #906 for boys in 2025, against #942 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Veer?
250 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Veer (0.07 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Veer born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 34 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Veer.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Veer?
About 2,900 people born in the US named Veer are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 4 and 14. That makes Veer a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Veer by state
How common Veer was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (4.4×), Washington (2.8×), Massachusetts (2.0×), California (1.9×), Illinois (1.8×). In 33 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Veer: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Veer, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Veer · Sibling names for Veer
Questions about the name Veer
What does Veer mean?
Veer means “brave, hero” (Sanskrit, Hindi origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Veer?
Veer was the 942nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 250 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 559 places. More babies were named Veer in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Veer a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Veer in the US.
Where is Veer most popular?
In 2021–2025, Veer was most common in New Jersey (0.55 per 1,000 boys), followed by Washington and Massachusetts.