How Many People Are Named Vishnu?
people named Vishnu are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 307,360 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,130 babies named Vishnu in Social Security records from 1977 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
65 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Probably means "all-pervasive" in Sanskrit. The Hindu god Vishnu is the protector and preserver of the universe, usually depicted as four-armed and blue-skinned. By some Hindus he is regarded as the supreme god.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Related & Similar Names
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Vishnu in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Vishnu alive today is about 18 years old, and 90% are under 30. Half of them were between 11 and 24 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Vishnu first appears in the records in 1977 and was given most often in 2007, to 65 babies. In 2025, 17 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1977 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Vishnu has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #2,116, in 2007. In 2025 it ranked #5,588.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #5,588 |
| Best rank | #2,116 (2007) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,455 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Vishnu alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Vishnu were born in California than in any other state: about 174 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Vishnu was given about 4.8 times as often in California.
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