MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Dhir mean?
Sanskrit dhīra describes steadiness, wisdom and composure. Dhir preserves that adjective in personal naming across Hindi and Punjabi.
Pronunciation
IAST: dhīra
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
धीर
Letter-by-letter: dhīra
Conventional spelling
Gurmukhi
ਧੀਰ
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Dhir in Indian usage
12,400 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (91.3%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 1,082 records (8.7%).
- Recorded as male: 11,318 records (91.3%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 606 |
| 1950s | 1,285 |
| 1960s | 2,501 |
| 1970s | 2,616 |
| 1980s | 3,050 |
| 1990s | 2,131 |
| Other decades | 211 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 5,988 |
| Punjab | 1,084 |
| Rajasthan | 1,014 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 965 |
| Haryana | 897 |
| Uttarakhand | 828 |
| Odisha | 816 |
| Maharashtra | 281 |
| Delhi | 244 |
| Bihar | 128 |
| Other states | 155 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Dhir / M | 3 | 5,137 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Dhir; Table_6, C5479 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Dhir; Table_6, C5479
- Monier-Williams, dhīra, p. 517,1 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.