Is Vira a boy or girl name?

Vira is a girl’s name. Of the 1,274 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Vira

Recorded 1882–2025 · United States

Vira was most popular in 1916, when 39 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,081 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,652, with 26 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,274 people named Vira.

Vira over time

Births per year. The dot marks Vira’s peak in 1916. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Vira a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Vira is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,274 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% 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.

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