Girls' name · since 1882
Vira
1,274 babies named Vira in U.S. Social Security records since 1882, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,380 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,992 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,274
- born since 1882
- 1920s
- peak decade
1,274 babies have been named Vira since 1882, making it today's #4992 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Vira recorded 1,274 times among girls since 1882, holding rank #4992 nationally today, ahead of 71% of girls, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 2025.
- #6,380 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,992 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,274 born since 1882
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vira ranks #6,380 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,992 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,274 born since 1882, peaking in the 1920s.
- #6,380 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,992 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,274
- born since 1882
- 1920s
- peak decade
Vira's 1,274 recorded births place it above 91.18% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Mississippi.
How Vira compares
1,274 Top 28% higher than 72% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Vira's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Vira | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,274 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 39 | 21 | 19,840 |
Vira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Vira's full recorded timeline at 1929, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1882, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1916 peak of 39 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Vira popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–2025
- Peak year (1916)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 144 years of records
Vira by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (233 births, 18% of the file).
1920s was Vira's strongest decade.
233 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Vira births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 47
1880s
47 births
- 1890s
1890s
120 births
- 1900s
1900s
137 births
- 1910s
1910s
225 births
- 1920s
1920s
233 births
- 1930s
1930s
144 births
- 1940s 93
1940s
93 births
- 1950s 88
1950s
88 births
- 1960s 45
1960s
45 births
- 2010s 47
2010s
47 births
- 2020s
2020s
95 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 233 births (18% of all-time use).
How Vira compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Vira's total volume
Vira by state
Where Vira concentrates geographically, total births since 1882
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 0.4% |
6 of 1,274 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Vira's data
- Vira's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (233 total births) through the 2020s (95) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Mississippi records the most Viras (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Vira
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Vira: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~143 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, 1882–2025 (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 Vira 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.