Veer

One of the fastest-rising Indian boy names of the past few years, Veer is a straightforward choice with visual appeal and a striking V initial.

Sleek and simple, Veer has joined the US Top 1000 boy names for the first time in 2023, given to over 200 baby boys. It has also seen steady usage in the UK since the 2000s and currently ranks in the Top 600.

"Veer" was the name bestowed on the Indian politician and freedom fighter Vinayak Damodar Savarkar by his followers, it is the name of a spiritual and aesthetic concept in Indian art and it has been used as the title of several Indian movies. It's also used to describe a move in American football and occasionally, as a diminutive of the feminine Vera or the masculine Vira.

Pronounced VEER.

As of October 2026, Veer ranked #942 in US births in 2025 SSA.