Boys' name · since 1977
Vishnu
1,130 babies named Vishnu in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,752 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,466 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,130
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Vishnu is the #5466 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,130 recorded since 1977.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vishnu has been recorded 1,130 times among boys since 1977, currently ranked #5466 nationally and more common than 61% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2025.
- #4,752 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,466 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,130 born since 1977
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vishnu ranks #4,752 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,466 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,130 born since 1977, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,752 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,466 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,130
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Vishnu's 1,130 recorded births place it above 89.55% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Vishnu compares
1,130 Top 30% higher than 70% 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
Vishnu's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Vishnu | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,130 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 65 | 34 | 22,252 |
Vishnu's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Vishnu splits its recorded history at 2004: 66% of all births land in the more recent half, 34% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1984 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 65 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Vishnu popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 65
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Vishnu by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (466 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Vishnu's strongest decade.
466 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Vishnu births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 42
1980s
42 births
- 1990s 171
1990s
171 births
- 2000s
2000s
466 births
- 2010s
2010s
326 births
- 2020s 119
2020s
119 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 466 births (41% of all-time use).
How Vishnu compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Vishnu's total volume
Vishnu by state
Where Vishnu concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 176 | 15.6% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 44 | 3.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 23 | 2.0% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 7 | 0.6% |
| #5 | New York | | 7 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.4% |
176 of 1,130 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Vishnu's data
- Vishnu's decade-level peak was the 2000s (466 total births); usage has since declined to 119 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Vishnus (176 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 Vishnu: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1977–2025 (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 Vishnu 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.