Boys' name · since 2011
Virat
491 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.
- #7,987 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,762 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 491
- born since 2011
- 2010s
- peak decade
Virat currently ranks #2762 among boys' names in America, with 491 babies recorded since 2011.
Virat has 491 recorded births among boys since 2011, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2762 as of the latest data, more common than 80% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2011 to 2025.
- #7,987 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,762 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 491 born since 2011
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Virat ranks #7,987 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,762 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 491 born since 2011, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,987 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,762 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 491
- born since 2011
- 2010s
- peak decade
Virat's 491 recorded births place it above 82.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Virat compares
491 Top 44% higher than 56% 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
Virat's all-time total is 33% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Virat | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 491 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 54 | 34 | 22,252 |
Virat's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Virat's full recorded timeline at 2018, 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 2011, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 54 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Virat popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 54
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Virat by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (274 births, 56% of the file).
2010s was Virat's strongest decade.
274 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Virat births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
274 births
- 2020s
2020s
217 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 274 births (56% of all-time use).
Virat by state
Where Virat concentrates geographically, total births since 2011
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 83 | 16.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 34 | 6.9% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 12 | 2.4% |
| #4 | Washington | | 7 | 1.4% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 6 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 1.0% |
83 of 491 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Virat's data
- Virat's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (274 total births) through the 2020s (217) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Virats (83 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 Virat: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~14 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, 2011–2025 (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 Virat 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.