MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Vira mean?
Vira comes from vīra, the Sanskrit word for a hero or brave person. Punjabi also uses vīr as an affectionate address for a brother, adding a familial sense to the name.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
वीरा
Conventional spelling
Gurmukhi
ਵੀਰਾ
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Vira in Indian usage
15,720 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Used for both boys and girls in these historical records; the recorded sex does not determine anyone’s identity.
- Recorded as female: 10,299 records (65.5%).
- Recorded as male: 5,421 records (34.5%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 830 |
| 1940s | 1,674 |
| 1950s | 2,381 |
| 1960s | 3,439 |
| 1970s | 3,176 |
| 1980s | 2,524 |
| 1990s | 1,430 |
| Other decades | 266 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Rajasthan | 3,425 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 3,365 |
| Punjab | 2,389 |
| Haryana | 1,529 |
| Uttarakhand | 1,351 |
| Bihar | 1,185 |
| Maharashtra | 951 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 635 |
| Gujarat | 383 |
| Jharkhand | 296 |
| Other states | 211 |
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 | Vira / F | 5 | 4,201 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
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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 Vira; Table_6, C4831 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Vira; Table_6, C4831
- Monier-Williams, vīra, p. 1005,2 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.