Boys' name · since 2002
Vir
451 babies named Vir in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,392 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,027 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 451
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Vir currently ranks #4027 among boys' names in America, with 451 babies recorded since 2002.
Social Security Administration records show Vir recorded 451 times among boys since 2002, holding rank #4027 nationally today, ahead of 71% 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.
- #8,392 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,027 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 451 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vir ranks #8,392 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,027 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 451 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,392 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,027 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 451
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Vir's 451 recorded births place it above 81.54% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Vir compares
451 Top 46% higher than 54% 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
Vir's all-time total is 22% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Vir | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 451 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 34 | 22,252 |
Vir's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Vir splits its recorded history at 2014: 66% of all births land in the more recent half, 34% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2003 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 33 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Vir popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Vir by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (198 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Vir's strongest decade.
198 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Vir births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
95 births
- 2010s
2010s
198 births
- 2020s
2020s
158 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 198 births (44% of all-time use).
Vir by state
Where Vir concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 69 | 15.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 12 | 2.7% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 5 | 1.1% |
69 of 451 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Vir's data
- Vir's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (198 total births) through the 2020s (158) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Virs (69 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 Vir: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
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 Vir 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.