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Veer

Veer: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“brave, hero”
Origin
Sanskrit
Say it
VEER · 1 syllable
Used for
Boys

Veer is from Sanskrit vira, meaning 'hero' or 'brave man'. It is widely used in India in several modern Indo-Aryan languages.

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How popular is Veer?

202461.0 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Veer in 2024202

2024 rank#1,077 boys

Peak year2023

Total US babies since 18802,672

Veer is rising: use over the last five years is 1.8× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Veer

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Bodhiawakening, enlightenment · Sanskrit
  • Arjunbright, white · Sanskrit
  • Aaravpeaceful; calm · Sanskrit
  • Avyaaneloquent; without imperfections · Sanskrit
  • Aryannoble · Sanskrit
  • Rohanascending · Sanskrit
  • Vihaandawn, morning · Sanskrit
  • Ishaansun; lord, ruler · Sanskrit

Veer questions

What does the name Veer mean?

Veer means "brave, hero". It comes from Sanskrit. Veer is from Sanskrit vira, meaning 'hero' or 'brave man'. It is widely used in India in several modern Indo-Aryan languages.

Is Veer a boy or girl name?

Veer is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Veer?

202 US babies were named Veer in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.

How do you pronounce Veer?

Veer is usually pronounced VEER.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.