MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Ranbir mean?
Ranbir is the north Indian development of Ranavir. Ran denotes battle and bir continues Sanskrit vīra, “hero”, making it a martial compound.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
रणबीर
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
रनबीर
Letter-by-letter: ranabīra
2,897 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Ranbir in Indian usage
1,073 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
The available aggregate sex counts are withheld or incomplete.
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 191 |
| 1960s | 228 |
| 1970s | 290 |
| 1980s | 244 |
| Other decades | 120 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Other states | 1,073 |
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 | Ranbir / M | 5 | 3,684 |
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 Ranbir; Table_6, C4133 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Ranbir; Table_6, C4133
- Wiktionary: रण ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
- Wiktionary: वीर ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.