Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2008

Vy

Gender Girl · 3% boys Rank 2025 #5,712 Trend ↑ Rising 15%
Rank 2025
#5,712
among girls · ↓114 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
22
named Vy · -4% vs 2024
How common
1 in 73,058
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2008
52 babies
All-time total
1,326
#6,320 all-time among girls
First recorded
1979
in Social Security records

Vy popularity over time

1,326 babies have been named Vy since 1979, 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
0.010.020.020.0318801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

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 Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s 7 – 7 1 – #8,990
1980s 188 21 209 21 +2886% #3,429
1990s 255 16 271 27 +30% #3,504
2000s 416 – 416 42 +54% #2,973
2010s 290 – 290 29 -30% #3,778
2020s (to 2025) 133 – 133 22 -24% #4,860

Where Vy 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 22 0.01 outside top 500
2027 23 0.01 outside top 500
2028 23 0.01 outside top 500
2029 23 0.01 outside top 500
2030 23 0.01 outside top 500

The story of Vy

Vy is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,712 in 2025 with 22 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1979, 1,326 American babies have been named Vy. Its peak came in 2008, when 52 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

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 Vy stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Vy?

The median living Vy is about 21 years old; half are between 13 and 31. An estimated 1,300 people named Vy are alive in the United States today.

median 21 020406080100

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

Vy year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 22 #5,712 – –
2024 23 #5,598 – –
2023 28 #4,860 – –
2022 23 #5,624 – –
2021 19 #6,397 – –
2020 18 #6,617 – –
2019 21 #5,973 – –
2018 25 #5,304 – –
2017 23 #5,654 – –
2016 29 #4,839 – –
2015 27 #5,119 – –
2014 34 #4,348 – –
2013 24 #5,633 – –
2012 42 #3,778 – –
2011 31 #4,674 – –
2010 34 #4,390 – –
2009 37 #4,192 – –
2008 52 #3,263 – –
2007 42 #3,845 – –
2006 29 #4,949 – –
2005 37 #3,941 – –
2004 51 #3,067 – –
2003 43 #3,410 – –
2002 30 #4,276 – –
2001 47 #3,045 – –
2000 48 #2,973 – –
1995 20 #5,016 6 #8,822
1990 24 #4,228 5 #9,440
1985 25 #3,514 – –
1980 – – 5 #7,260
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
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1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
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1910 – – – –
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Vy?

The median living Vy is about 21 years old. Half of all living Vys are between 13 and 31 years old.

How many people named Vy are alive today?

An estimated 1,300 people named Vy are alive in the United States, based on 1,326 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Vy in 2025?

Vy ranked #5,712 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 Vy?

1,326 babies have been named Vy in the United States since 1979, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Vy most popular?

Vy peaked in 2008, when 52 newborns received the name.

Is Vy a boy or girl name?

Vy is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 97% of babies with the name.

Is the name Vy rising or falling?

Vy has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Vy become more popular?

Vy looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 23 girls named Vy in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Vy

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