US rank #7392 Boys' name Peak 2012 255 births

Viren — #7392 US boys' name

255 babies named Viren in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s111990s242000s452010s1232020s52
#7392
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 48% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Viren was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

17 babies were named Viren in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Viren

The Social Security Administration has registered 255 babies named Viren between 1987 and 2024, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Viren currently holds the #7392 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Viren performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 123 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Viren shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Viren in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Viren 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 255 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.

Viren at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

255

Since 1987

38 years of records

Peak year

2012

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,392

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1987

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2024

Viren popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1987

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
17
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
05101520 20242020201620122008200219921987 6

Viren by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
123 births that decade — 48% of Viren's all-time total
1980s111990s242000s452010s1232020s52

Viren by state

Where Viren concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Viren
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 2.0%
California share of Viren's total US births 2.0%

5 of 255 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Viren?
255 babies have been named Viren since 1987. It currently ranks #7392 among boys. The peak year was 2012 with 17 births.
When was Viren most popular?
Viren was most popular in the 2010s decade with 123 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Viren most popular?
The top states for the name Viren are California (5 births).
How long has the name Viren been used?
Viren has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 38 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Viren?
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, 1987–2024 (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.