Boys' name · since 1997
Vishan
Vishan has 60 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,941 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 60
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
60 boys have been named Vishan since 1997, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vishan has been recorded 60 times among boys since 1997, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2024.
- #20,941 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 60 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vishan ranks #20,941 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 60 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #20,941 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 60
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Vishan's 60 recorded births place it above 53.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Vishan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Vishan's full recorded timeline at 2017, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1997, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Vishan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2024
- Peak year (2016)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Vishan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (35 births, 58% of the file).
2010s was Vishan's strongest decade.
35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Vishan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
35 births
- 2020s
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 35 births (58% of all-time use).
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- Vishan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (35 total births) through the 2020s (15) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Vishan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1997–2024 (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 Vishan 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.