Girls' name · since 1957
Via
Since 1957, U.S. Social Security records show 350 babies named Via, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,645 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,612 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 350
- born since 1957
- 2010s
- peak decade
350 babies have been named Via since 1957, making it today's #6612 girls' name.
Via has 350 recorded births among girls since 1957, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6612 as of the latest data, more common than 62% 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 1957 to 2025.
- #14,645 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,612 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 350 born since 1957
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Via ranks #14,645 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,612 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 350 born since 1957, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,645 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,612 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 350
- born since 1957
- 2010s
- peak decade
Via's 350 recorded births place it above 79.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Via compares
350 48th percentile among 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
Via's all-time total is 7% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Via | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 350 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 61 | 21 | 19,840 |
Via's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Via's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 80% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 20%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1957, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 61, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Via popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 61
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Via by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (161 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Via's strongest decade.
161 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Via births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
- 2010s
2010s
161 births
- 2020s
2020s
160 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 161 births (46% of all-time use).
Via by state
Where Via concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 18 | 5.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 11 | 3.1% |
18 of 350 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Via's data
- Via's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (161 total births) through the 2020s (160) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Vias (18 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 Via: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~68 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, 1957–2025 (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 Via 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.