Recorded 1917–1938 Girls' name Peak 1920 68 births

Vieva — girls' name

68 babies named Vieva in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s161920s411930s11
1920s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Vieva was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

10 babies were named Vieva in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vieva

The Social Security Administration has registered 68 babies named Vieva between 1917 and 1938, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Vieva currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1938. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vieva performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 41 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Vieva shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in West Virginia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Vieva in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vieva in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 68 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Vieva at a glance

Last recorded 1938

Total births

68

Since 1917

22 years of records

Peak year

1920

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1938

Active since

1917

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1938

Vieva popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–1917

Last recorded 1938
Peak year (1920)
10
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
4681012 1938193019271925192319221921192019191917 8

Vieva by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
41 births that decade — 60% of Vieva's all-time total
1910s161920s411930s11

Vieva by state

Where Vieva concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Vieva
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 West Virginia
5 7.4%
West Virginia share of Vieva's total US births 7.4%

5 of 68 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vieva?
68 babies have been named Vieva since 1917. It was last recorded in 1938. The peak year was 1920 with 10 births.
When was Vieva most popular?
Vieva was most popular in the 1920s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
Where is Vieva most popular?
The top states for the name Vieva are West Virginia (5 births).
How long has the name Vieva been used?
Vieva has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 22 years of data through 1938.
What names are similar to Vieva?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Vienna, Vietta, Vienne, Viera, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1917–1938 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.