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Why parents love Vir- Vir IS the root of virtue AND virile.The most fundamentally heroic word.In Sanskrit, brave.Three letters with a powerful, Latin sound: VEER.Maximum hero in minimum letters.
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The vibe of Vir
manheroLatinSanskritVirvirtuevirilevirtuousfundamentally heroicbravepowerful
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Origin & history of Vir
Latin vir (man/hero)
→ virtue/virile
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ModernAmerican / Multicultural roots
Vir IS the root of virtue, virile, virtuous — the most fundamentally heroic.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Latin/Sanskrit.
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Today
Vir remains a beloved choice, ranking #4388 in the US. 424 babies have been named Vir since 2002.
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How popular is Vir?
2022
peak year
Today, Vir is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #4388), with only about 25 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2022, 33 babies were given the name (ranked #3527 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. Vir's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 424 babies have been registered as Vir since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
33
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #3,527)
(ranked #3,527)
25
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
250
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
424
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Vir4
Life path number
The Builder
Discipline, reliability and masterful building.
Vir's Life Path 1 is the leader's number — heroic leadership. People named Vir tend to be powerful, brave, and gifted at being the root of ALL virtue.
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Root of ALL virtue✦
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Sanskrit-brave◎
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Maximum-heroV4
I9
R9
Sum: 22 → Life path 4
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Personality of Vir🏛️
Steady & reliable
When they make a promise, they keep it.
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Methodical
Thorough, careful, precise.
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Quietly powerful
Their strength is always there when it matters.
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Grounded
No matter what swirls around them, they stay centred.
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