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“From Hindi vīr — hero, brave (Sanskrit vīra)” — Sanskrit origin
Boy's name · #942 in the US (2025) · Trending
Veer is climbing: on the charts since 1997, it reached #942 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 250 boys given the name last year. Roughly 2,900 have carried it all-time.
Around the world: about 1 in 2,700 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 3,800 boys in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 8,300 boys in Sweden (2025).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 16 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 18 notable people named Veer:
Political leaders appear 2.88× more often than among typical names — e.g. Veer Surendra Sai, Indian activist (1809-1884).
Similar names: Rudra · Viggo · Ved · Viraj · Vyom · Vihaan
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