Unisex name · since 2004
Vian
Since 2004, U.S. Social Security records show 333 babies named Vian, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,045 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,923 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 333
- born since 2004
- 2020s
- peak decade
Vian currently ranks #3923 among unisex names in America, with 333 babies recorded since 2004.
Social Security Administration records show Vian recorded 333 times among boys since 2004, holding rank #3923 nationally today, ahead of 72% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2025.
- #10,045 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,923 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 333 born since 2004
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vian ranks #10,045 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,923 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 333 born since 2004, peaking in the 2020s.
- #10,045 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,923 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 333
- born since 2004
- 2020s
- peak decade
Vian's 333 recorded births place it above 77.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Vian compares
333 47th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Vian's all-time total is 10% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Vian | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 333 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 30 | 34 | 22,252 |
Vian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Vian's full recorded timeline at 2017, 68% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 32% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2004, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2020 peak of 30 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Vian popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Vian popularity over time - girls
32 total births recorded since 2005 (Vian as girls' name)
Vian by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (159 births, 48% of the file).
2020s was Vian's strongest decade.
159 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Vian births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 27
2000s
27 births
- 2010s
2010s
147 births
- 2020s
2020s
159 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 159 births (48% of all-time use).
Vian by state
Where Vian concentrates geographically, total births since 2004
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 21 | 6.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 6 | 1.8% |
21 of 333 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- California records the most Vians (21 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 Vian: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~21 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, 2004–2025 (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 Vian 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.