Is Vi a boy or girl name?

Vi is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 1,087 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 88.5% were girls and 11.5% were boys.

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Vi

Recorded 1916–2025 · United States

Vi was most popular in 1982, when 41 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,735 that year. In 2025 it ranked #22,044, with 6 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,087 people named Vi.

Vi over time

Births per year. The dot marks Vi’s peak in 1982. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Vi a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Vi is mostly a girl’s name — 88.5% of the 1,087 Americans given it were girls and 11.5% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Vi

Where Vi is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 8.1×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org