How Many People Are Named Vira?
people named Vira are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 990,680 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,274 babies named Vira in Social Security records from 1882 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
39 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Ukrainian form of VERA (1).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Vira in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Vira alive today is about 46 years old, and 57% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 5 and 77 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Vira first appears in the records in 1882 and was given most often in 1916, to 39 babies. In 2025, 26 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1882 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Vira has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #706, in 1896. In 2025 it ranked #5,088.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #5,088 |
| Best rank | #706 (1896) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,779 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Vira alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Vira were born in Mississippi than in any other state: about 2 of those alive today.
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