Unisex name · since 1916
Vi
Since 1916, U.S. Social Security records show 962 babies named Vi, peaking in 1982. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,716 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,322 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 962
- born since 1916
- 1980s
- peak decade
Vi currently ranks #13322 among unisex names in America, with 962 babies recorded since 1916.
Social Security Administration records show Vi recorded 962 times among girls since 1916, holding rank #13322 nationally today, ahead of 23% of girls, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2025.
- #7,716 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,322 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 962 born since 1916
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vi ranks #7,716 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,322 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 962 born since 1916, peaking in the 1980s.
- #7,716 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,322 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 962
- born since 1916
- 1980s
- peak decade
Vi's 962 recorded births place it above 89.33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Vi compares
962 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
Vi's all-time total is 156% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Vi | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 962 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 31 | 21 | 19,840 |
Vi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Vi's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1916, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1982 peak of 31, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Vi popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (1982)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Vi popularity over time - boys
125 total births recorded since 1980 (Vi as boys' name)
Vi by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (251 births, 26% of the file).
1980s was Vi's strongest decade.
251 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Vi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 10
1920s
10 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 13
1940s
13 births
- 1950s 44
1950s
44 births
- 1960s 30
1960s
30 births
- 1970s 26
1970s
26 births
- 1980s
1980s
251 births
- 1990s
1990s
219 births
- 2000s
2000s
190 births
- 2010s
2010s
107 births
- 2020s 62
2020s
62 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 251 births (26% of all-time use).
How Vi 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 Vi's total volume
Vi by state
Where Vi concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 201 | 20.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 49 | 5.1% |
201 of 962 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Vi's data
- Vi's decade-level peak was the 1980s (251 total births); usage has since declined to 62 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Vis (201 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Vi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~109 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, 1916–2025 (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 Vi 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.