Given name
Vidur
“having great wisdom”
Vidur is used as a given name. One Indian interpretation is “having great wisdom.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Indian interpretation is “having great wisdom.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Indian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1999. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Vidur through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 90
- 90 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #8,864 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −21%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 8,864 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Vidur’s family of names
Vidur has a related form in Vidhur. Vidur has a related form in Vydhur. Vidur has a related form in Vydur.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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