The baby name Raghuvir is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /rəɡʱuːˈviːr/ (RAG-hoo-VEER).
The baby name Raghuvir is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /rəɡʱuːˈviːr/ (RAG-hoo-VEER).
Raghuvir is Hindi, Sanskrit in Origin.
Raghuvir is a masculine Indian name from Sanskrit Raghu (“swift”; name of a famed king of the Solar/Ikshvaku dynasty) and vīra (“hero, valiant man”). As a compound, Raghuvīra means “hero of the Raghu lineage,” an honorific epithet of Lord Rāma, descendant of King Raghu. The name carries connotations of courage, chivalry, and royal virtue rooted in classical Hindu epic tradition.
Used in devotional and literary contexts since the medieval period, it appears in Vaishnava hymns such as Vedanta Desika’s Raghuvīra Gadyam and remains common across Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Kannada, Telugu, Nepali, and Punjabi communities. Variants and spellings include Raghuveer, Raghubir/Raghubeer, and Raghuvīra; related forms are Raghav, Raghunath, and Raghupati. Familiar nicknames include Raghu and Veer. The name sees steady modern usage in India and the global diaspora.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #422 | 3 | 15,987 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #555 | 3 | 12,905 |
| BH | 0 | #583 | 5 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #596 | 2 | 20,968 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #647 | 8 | 13,121 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #735 | 9 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #759 | 11 | 18,755 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #893 | 109 | 16,750 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #912 | 7 | 17,948 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,058 | 35 | 22,615 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,585 | 30 | 28,008 |
Raghuvir is popular in 9 countries — most recent births per country:
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