Girls' name · since 1993
Vaishnavi
956 babies named Vaishnavi in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,756 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,297 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 956
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Vaishnavi is the #7297 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 956 recorded since 1993.
Vaishnavi has 956 recorded births among girls since 1993, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7297 as of the latest data, more common than 58% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2025.
- #7,756 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,297 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 956 born since 1993
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vaishnavi ranks #7,756 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,297 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 956 born since 1993, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,756 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,297 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 956
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Vaishnavi's 956 recorded births place it above 89.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Vaishnavi compares
956 Top 33% higher than 67% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Vaishnavi's all-time total is 154% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Vaishnavi | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 956 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 59 | 21 | 19,840 |
Vaishnavi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Vaishnavi splits its recorded history at 2011: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1993 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 59 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Vaishnavi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 59
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Vaishnavi by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (408 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Vaishnavi's strongest decade.
408 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Vaishnavi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 36
1990s
36 births
- 2000s
2000s
369 births
- 2010s
2010s
408 births
- 2020s 143
2020s
143 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 408 births (43% of all-time use).
How Vaishnavi compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Vaishnavi's total volume
Vaishnavi by state
Where Vaishnavi concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 147 | 15.4% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 44 | 4.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 18 | 1.9% |
| #4 | Florida | | 11 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 7 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.5% |
147 of 956 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Vaishnavi's data
- Vaishnavi's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (408 total births) through the 2020s (143) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Vaishnavis (147 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Vaishnavi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~32 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1993–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Vaishnavi draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.