Vishnu
Vishnu was the 5590th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 2116th with 65 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,420 places. More babies were named Vishnu in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,590 boys, down 742 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 17boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200765 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,130babies recorded
Vishnu popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,590 | 17 |
| 2020 | #4,848 | 20 |
| 2010 | #3,373 | 33 |
| 2000 | #2,328 | 42 |
| 1990 | #4,982 | 11 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
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| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Vishnu, counting every spelling?
Vishnu has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Vishnu?
17 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Vishnu (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Vishnu born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 495 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Vishnu.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Vishnu?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Vishnu are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 12 and 25. That makes Vishnu mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Vishnu by state
How common Vishnu was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Vishnu
How popular is the name Vishnu?
Vishnu was the 5590th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 2116th with 65 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,420 places. More babies were named Vishnu in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Vishnu a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Vishnu in the US.
Where is Vishnu most popular?
In 2021–2025, Vishnu was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 boys).