US rank #959 Boys' name Peak 2014 5,361 births

Vihaan — #959 US boys' name

5,361 babies named Vihaan in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#959
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 93% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Vihaan was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

491 babies were named Vihaan in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vihaan

The Social Security Administration has registered 5,361 babies named Vihaan between 2004 and 2024, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Vihaan currently holds the #959 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 491 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vihaan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 3,663 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Vihaan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,023 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Vihaan in 28 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vihaan 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 5,361 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.

Vihaan at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

5,361

Since 2004

21 years of records

Peak year

2014

491 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#959

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2004

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2024

Vihaan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2004

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2014)
491
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
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Vihaan by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
3,663 births that decade — 68% of Vihaan's all-time total
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Vihaan by state

Where Vihaan concentrates geographically — total births since 2004

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Vihaan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
1,023 19.1%
#2 Texas
552 10.3%
#3 New Jersey
546 10.2%
#4 Illinois
281 5.2%
#5 New York
229 4.3%
#6 Virginia
224 4.2%
#7 Washington
211 3.9%
#8 Massachusetts
184 3.4%
California share of Vihaan's total US births 19.1%
Even split

1,023 of 5,361 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.

Vihaan appears in 28 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vihaan?
5,361 babies have been named Vihaan since 2004. It currently ranks #959 among boys. The peak year was 2014 with 491 births.
When was Vihaan most popular?
Vihaan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 3,663 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Vihaan most popular?
The top states for the name Vihaan are California (1,023 births), Texas (552 births), New Jersey (546 births).
How long has the name Vihaan been used?
Vihaan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 21 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Vihaan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Vihan, Vihaanreddy, Vihas, Vihaas. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2004–2024 (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.