Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1921

Viva

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #5,711 Trend ↑ Rising 72%
Rank 2025
#5,711
among girls · ↑435 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
22
named Viva · +10% vs 2024
How common
1 in 73,058
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1921
103 babies
All-time total
3,605
#3,187 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Viva popularity over time

3,605 babies have been named Viva since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1894Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s 107 11 – #462
1890s 301 30 +181% #445
1900s 353 35 +17% #508
1910s 722 72 +105% #625
1920s 722 72 0% #727
1930s 421 42 -42% #936
1940s 263 26 -38% #1,169
1950s 155 16 -41% #2,106
1960s 145 15 -6% #2,481
1970s 139 14 -4% #3,026
1980s 35 4 -75% #6,692
1990s – – – –
2000s 40 4 – #11,560
2010s 121 12 +203% #6,195
2020s (to 2025) 81 14 +12% #5,711

Where Viva is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 24 0.02 outside top 500
2027 26 0.02 outside top 500
2028 28 0.02 outside top 500
2029 30 0.02 outside top 500
2030 32 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Viva

Viva is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,711 in 2025 with 22 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 3,605 American babies have been named Viva. Its peak came in 1921, when 103 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1920s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Viva stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Viva?

The median living Viva is about 61 years old; half are between 39 and 79. An estimated 1,000 people named Viva are alive in the United States today.

median 61 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Viva year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 22 #5,711
2024 20 #6,146
2023 8 #12,121
2022 11 #9,641
2021 12 #8,948
2020 8 #12,080
2019 13 #8,575
2018 8 #12,394
2017 12 #9,313
2016 11 #10,076
2015 15 #7,985
2014 21 #6,195
2013 18 #7,018
2012 10 #11,206
2011 7 #14,750
2010 6 #16,880
2009 9 #12,388
2008 10 #11,560
2007 5 #20,417
2006 – –
2005 – –
2004 6 #16,013
2003 5 #18,317
2002 5 #17,983
2001 – –
2000 – –
1995 – –
1990 – –
1985 – –
1980 – –
1975 10 #5,977
1970 23 #3,026
1965 7 #5,799
1960 19 #2,900
1955 27 #2,106
1950 17 #2,531
1945 27 #1,620
1940 40 #1,169
1935 31 #1,327
1930 62 #936
1925 70 #889
1920 76 #835
1915 81 #742
1910 35 #721
1905 39 #563
1900 35 #604
1895 36 #492
1890 16 #692
1885 14 #605
1880 7 #734

Famous people named Viva

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Viva Bianca Viva Bianca Australian actress (born 1983) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Viva, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Viva?

The median living Viva is about 61 years old. Half of all living Vivas are between 39 and 79 years old.

How many people named Viva are alive today?

An estimated 1,000 people named Viva are alive in the United States, based on 3,605 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Viva in 2025?

Viva ranked #5,711 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 22 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Viva?

3,605 babies have been named Viva in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Viva most popular?

Viva peaked in 1921, when 103 newborns received the name.

Is Viva a boy or girl name?

Viva is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Viva rising or falling?

Viva has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Viva become more popular?

Viva is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 32 girls named Viva in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Viva?

Well-known people named Viva include Viva Bianca (actor).

Names like Viva

Names that sound and feel close to Viva: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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