Boys' name · since 2012
Viyan
418 babies named Viyan in U.S. Social Security records since 2012, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,798 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,750 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 418
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
418 babies have been named Viyan since 2012, making it today's #3750 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Viyan recorded 418 times among boys since 2012, holding rank #3750 nationally today, ahead of 73% of boys, 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 2012 to 2025.
- #8,798 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,750 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 418 born since 2012
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Viyan ranks #8,798 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,750 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 418 born since 2012, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,798 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,750 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 418
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
Viyan's 418 recorded births place it above 80.65% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Viyan compares
418 Top 48% higher than 52% 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
Viyan's all-time total is 13% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Viyan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 418 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 43 | 34 | 22,252 |
Viyan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Viyan splits its recorded history at 2019: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2012 (11 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 43 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Viyan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Viyan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (212 births, 51% of the file).
2010s was Viyan's strongest decade.
212 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Viyan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
212 births
- 2020s
2020s
206 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 212 births (51% of all-time use).
Viyan by state
Where Viyan concentrates geographically, total births since 2012
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 59 | 14.1% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 17 | 4.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 15 | 3.6% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 5 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Maryland | | 5 | 1.2% |
59 of 418 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Viyan's data
- Viyan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (212 total births) through the 2020s (206) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Viyans (59 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 Viyan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~13 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, 2012–2025 (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 Viyan 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.