Girls' name · since 1917
Vieva
Vieva has 68 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1920 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #31,544 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 68
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Vieva sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 68 recorded since 1917.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vieva has been recorded 68 times among girls since 1917, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1938.
- #31,544 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 68 born since 1917
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vieva ranks #31,544 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 68 born since 1917, peaking in the 1920s.
- #31,544 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 68
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Vieva's 68 recorded births place it above 56.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by West Virginia.
Vieva's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Vieva splits its recorded history at 1923: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1923 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1920 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Vieva popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1938
- Peak year (1920)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Vieva by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (41 births, 60% of the file).
1920s was Vieva's strongest decade.
41 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Vieva births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 16
1910s
16 births
- 1920s
1920s
41 births
- 1930s 11
1930s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 41 births (60% of all-time use).
Vieva by state
Where Vieva concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | West Virginia | | 5 | 7.4% |
5 of 68 births nationwide.
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What to do with Vieva's data
- Vieva's decade-level peak was the 1920s (41 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- West Virginia records the most Vievas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. West Virginia 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 Vieva: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
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, 1917–1938 (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 Vieva 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.