How Many People Are Named Vi?
people named Vi are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 332,475 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,087 babies named Vi in Social Security records from 1916 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
41 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Short form of VIOLET.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Vi, 88.4% were girls and 11.6% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Vi rose from 78.2% in the 1980s to 100% in the 2010s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Vi alive today is about 31 years old, and 48% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 21 and 40 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Vi first appears in the records in 1916 and was given most often in 1982, to 41 babies. In 2025, 6 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1916 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Vi has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #2,956, in 1982. In 2025 it ranked #14,808. Among boys, its best rank was #3,844, in 1981.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #14,808 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #2,956 (1982) | #3,844 (1981) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,529 in the 1980s | #5,159 in the 1980s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Vi alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Vi were born in California than in any other state: about 222 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Vi was given about 5.7 times as often in California.
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