MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Vir mean?
Vīra is both an adjective for bravery and a noun for a hero in Sanskrit. It also ends compound names such as Dharmavir, linking heroism with another idea.
Pronunciation
IAST: vīra
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
वीर
Letter-by-letter: vīra
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Vir in Indian usage
105,179 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (80.3%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 20,757 records (19.7%).
- Recorded as male: 84,422 records (80.3%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 2,216 |
| 1940s | 5,832 |
| 1950s | 11,366 |
| 1960s | 19,115 |
| 1970s | 22,799 |
| 1980s | 26,610 |
| 1990s | 16,622 |
| Other decades | 619 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 39,405 |
| Maharashtra | 13,977 |
| Punjab | 12,953 |
| Haryana | 8,666 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 7,483 |
| Bihar | 6,584 |
| Rajasthan | 4,796 |
| Uttarakhand | 4,221 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 3,129 |
| Jharkhand | 1,702 |
| Delhi | 891 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 802 |
| Odisha | 222 |
| Chandigarh | 183 |
| Other states | 165 |
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 | Vir / 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 Vir; Table_6, C6512 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Vir; Table_6, C6512
- Monier-Williams, vīra, p. 1005,2 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.