Boys' name · since 1987
Viren
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.
- #11,546 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 255
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Viren sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 255 recorded since 1987.
Social Security Administration records show Viren recorded 255 times among boys since 1987, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, 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 1987 to 2024.
- #11,546 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 255 born since 1987
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Viren ranks #11,546 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 255 born since 1987, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,546 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 255
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Viren's 255 recorded births place it above 74.61% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Viren's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Viren's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1988, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Viren popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2024
- Peak year (2012)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Viren by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (123 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Viren's strongest decade.
123 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Viren births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 24
1990s
24 births
- 2000s 45
2000s
45 births
- 2010s
2010s
123 births
- 2020s
2020s
52 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 123 births (48% of all-time use).
Viren by state
Where Viren concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.0% |
5 of 255 births nationwide.
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- Viren's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (123 total births) through the 2020s (52) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Virens (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Viren: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1987–2024 (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 Viren 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.