Girls' name · since 1979
Vy
Vy has 1,289 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,323 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,616 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,289
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,289 babies have been named Vy since 1979, making it today's #5616 girls' name.
Vy has 1,289 recorded births among girls since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5616 as of the latest data, more common than 68% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.
- #6,323 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,616 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,289 born since 1979
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vy ranks #6,323 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,616 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,289 born since 1979, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,323 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,616 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,289
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Vy's 1,289 recorded births place it above 91.25% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Vy compares
1,289 Top 28% higher than 72% 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
Vy's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Vy | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,289 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 52 | 21 | 19,840 |
Vy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Vy's full recorded timeline at 2003, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1979, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 52 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Vy popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Vy popularity over time - boys
37 total births recorded since 1980 (Vy as boys' name)
Vy by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (416 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Vy's strongest decade.
416 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Vy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s
1980s
188 births
- 1990s
1990s
255 births
- 2000s
2000s
416 births
- 2010s
2010s
290 births
- 2020s 133
2020s
133 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 416 births (32% of all-time use).
How Vy 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 Vy's total volume
Vy by state
Where Vy concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 330 | 25.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 156 | 12.1% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.4% |
330 of 1,289 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Vy's data
- Vy's decade-level peak was the 2000s (416 total births); usage has since declined to 133 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Vys (330 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 Vy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1979–2025 (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 Vy 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.