Viridian — #8890 US unisex name
33 babies named Viridian in U.S. Social Security records since 2019, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 50% of names given to girls today.
85% of everyone ever named Viridian was born in this single decade.
12 babies were named Viridian in 2024 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Viridian
The Social Security Administration has registered 33 babies named Viridian between 2019 and 2024, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Viridian currently holds the #8890 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 12 babies received it in a single year. Viridian is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 10 additional births since 2020.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Viridian performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Viridian shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Viridian 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 33 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.
Viridian at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Viridian popularity over time — girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2019
- Peak year (2024)
- 12
- Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
Currently ranks #8890 among girls.
33 total births across 6 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2024 with 12 births in a single year.
Viridian popularity over time — boys
10 total births recorded since 2020 (Viridian as boys' name)
Unisex use is substantial
The boys' variant of Viridian accounts for 23% of total recorded use across both genders.
Viridian by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2020s
- 28 births that decade — 85% of Viridian's all-time total
Viridian decade highlights
- Peak decade 28 births
- Runner-up 5 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2020s was Viridian's strongest decade
28 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 85% of all-time use.
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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, 2019–2024 (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.