Vir
A boys’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning hero, man of courage.
Babies a year
19
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#5137
3 babies
Vir by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Vir. In the US, 19 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 22 babies in 2009, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Vir. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean courage
Like Vir, each of these has courage in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Wyattbrave in war9,768 in the US (2017)
- Andrewmanly, brave8,228 in the US (2017)
- Rileyvaliant; rye clearing7,797 in the US (2017)
- Leonardobrave lion; from Germanic elements4,113 in the US (2017)
- Everettbrave as a wild boar3,814 in the US (2017)
- Tristanbold, sorrowful; from Pictish origin3,333 in the US (2017)