| Veer | Aarush | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Brave; hero | First ray of the sun; red |
| Origin | sanskrit | sanskrit |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | VEER | AH-roosh |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| First appeared | 1997 | 2002 |
| Peak year | 2025 (250) | 2010 (227) |
| In 2025 | 250 | 99 |
| Trend | Near its peak | Steady |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Veer | Aarush |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 1,252 | 664 |
| 2010s | 1,309 | 1,860 |
| 2000s | 351 | 536 |
| 1990s | 10 | 0 |
From Sanskrit vira (वीर), 'hero, brave, valiant man'. A direct quality-name meaning courage and heroism.
From Sanskrit arusha (आरुष), 'reddish, red of dawn', commonly glossed as 'the first ray of the sun'. The 'red/dawn' sense is the attested one; 'first ray of sun' is the popular reading.
Veer is more popular than Aarush today: about 250 US babies were given the name Veer in 2025, compared with 99 named Aarush.
Veer means Brave; hero (sanskrit origin), while Aarush means First ray of the sun; red (sanskrit origin).
In US records, Veer first appears in 1997 and Aarush in 2002, so Veer has the longer recorded history.