Boys' name · since 2002
Vihan
550 babies named Vihan in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,447 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,533 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 550
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Vihan is the #5533 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 550 recorded since 2002.
Social Security Administration records show Vihan recorded 550 times among boys since 2002, holding rank #5533 nationally today, ahead of 60% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- #7,447 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,533 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 550 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vihan ranks #7,447 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,533 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 550 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,447 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,533 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 550
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Vihan's 550 recorded births place it above 83.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Vihan compares
550 Top 42% higher than 58% of 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
Vihan's all-time total is 49% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Vihan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 550 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 51 | 34 | 22,252 |
Vihan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Vihan's full recorded timeline at 2015, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2005, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2013 peak of 51 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Vihan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 51
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Vihan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (337 births, 61% of the file).
2010s was Vihan's strongest decade.
337 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Vihan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 36
2000s
36 births
- 2010s
2010s
337 births
- 2020s
2020s
177 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 337 births (61% of all-time use).
How Vihan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Vihan's total volume
Vihan by state
Where Vihan concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 54 | 9.8% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 32 | 5.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 20 | 3.6% |
| #4 | New York | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Washington | | 5 | 0.9% |
54 of 550 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Vihan's data
- Vihan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (337 total births) through the 2020s (177) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Vihans (54 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Vihan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~23 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, 2002–2025 (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 Vihan 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.