US rank #3504 Boys' name Peak 2019 444 births

Virat — #3504 US boys' name

444 babies named Virat in U.S. Social Security records since 2011, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s2742020s170
#3504
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 75% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Virat was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

54 babies were named Virat in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Virat

The Social Security Administration has registered 444 babies named Virat between 2011 and 2024, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Virat currently holds the #3504 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 54 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Virat performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 274 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Virat shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 73 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Virat in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Virat 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 444 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.

Virat at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

444

Since 2011

14 years of records

Peak year

2019

54 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,504

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2011

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2024

Virat popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2011

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
54
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
0204060 20242022202020182016201420122011 6

Virat by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
274 births that decade — 62% of Virat's all-time total
2010s2742020s170

Virat by state

Where Virat concentrates geographically — total births since 2011

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Virat
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
73 16.4%
#2 Texas
28 6.3%
#3 New Jersey
12 2.7%
#4 Michigan
6 1.4%
#5 Illinois
5 1.1%
#6 Pennsylvania
5 1.1%
California share of Virat's total US births 16.4%
Even split

73 of 444 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Virat?
444 babies have been named Virat since 2011. It currently ranks #3504 among boys. The peak year was 2019 with 54 births.
When was Virat most popular?
Virat was most popular in the 2010s decade with 274 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Virat most popular?
The top states for the name Virat are California (73 births), Texas (28 births), New Jersey (12 births).
How long has the name Virat been used?
Virat has been recorded in Social Security data since 2011, spanning 14 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Virat?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Virgil, Virgle, Virginia, Viraj, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 2011–2024 (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.