Girls' name · since 1880

Viva

3,605 babies named Viva in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#3,187 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#5,560 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
3,605
born since 1880
1910s
peak decade

Yes -- Viva is the #5560 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 3,605 recorded since 1880.

Social Security Administration records show Viva recorded 3,605 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #5560 nationally today, ahead of 68% of girls, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.

  • #3,187 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #5,560 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 3,605 born since 1880
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Viva ranks #3,187 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,560 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,605 born since 1880, peaking in the 1910s.

#3,187 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#5,560 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
3,605
born since 1880
1910s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%67.8%
Viva vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Viva's 3,605 recorded births place it above 95.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

21 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Arkansas.

How Viva compares

3,605 Top 16% higher than 84% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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

Viva's all-time total is 10x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Viva Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 3,605 376 567,345
Peak-year births 103 21 19,840

Viva's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Viva's full recorded timeline at 1944, 24% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 76% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1982, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1921 peak of 103 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Viva popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1921)
103
Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
050100150 188018971913192919451961197720122025 22

Viva by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (722 births, 20% of the file).

1910s was Viva's strongest decade.

722 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.

Viva births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 722 births (20% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Viva compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Viva's total volume

Viva vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%10%20%30% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -28, 6.8%-90, 2.1%-40, 5.6%-57, 4.9%-18, 28.6%-146, 2.9%-108, 6.3%-118, 2.5%-128, 3.6%-145, 4.8%-70, 5.4%-80, 4.5%-24, 8.4%-146, 2.5%-144, 3%Viva-146, 2.9%Viva
Viva vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Viva by state

Where Viva concentrates geographically, total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Viva
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Arkansas
120 3.3%
#2 Texas
83 2.3%
#3 Tennessee
78 2.2%
#4 Oklahoma
73 2.0%
#5 Missouri
65 1.8%
#6 Iowa
51 1.4%
#7 Alabama
44 1.2%
#8 Michigan
34 0.9%
Arkansas share of Viva's total US births 3.3%
Even split

120 of 3,605 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.

Viva appears in 21 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Viva? ▼
3,605 babies have been named Viva since 1880. All-time, it sits at #3,187 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #5,560 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 1921 with 103 births.
Where does Viva sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Viva ranks #3,187 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,560 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Viva most popular? ▼
Viva was most popular in the 1910s decade with 722 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
Where is Viva most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Viva are Arkansas (120 births), Texas (83 births), Tennessee (78 births).
How long has the name Viva been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Viva since 1880 -- 146 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Viva? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Vivian, Viviana, Vivienne, Vivien, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Viva's data

  • Viva's decade-level peak was the 1910s (722 total births); usage has since declined to 81 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Arkansas records the most Vivas (120 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Arkansas names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Viva

Nearby Names Like Viva

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Viva

Vivian Girl
#70 228,172 births
Viviana Girl
#331 27,268 births
Vivienne Girl
#172 23,921 births
Vivien Girl
#1844 7,403 births
Vivianna Girl
#1126 4,798 births

Compare Viva side by side: Viva vs Vivian Viva vs Viviana Viva vs Vivienne

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Viva

Felicia #5559
91,092 births · Peak 1986
Audie #5561
2,436 births · Peak 1916
Phebe #5558
2,958 births · Peak 2011
Lovey #5562
859 births · Peak 1925
Cecile #5557
20,421 births · Peak 1918
Maryellen #5563
13,144 births · Peak 1960
Alva #5556
8,889 births · Peak 1918
Aletta #5564
1,111 births · Peak 1935

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Viva: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1880–2025 (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 Viva 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.