Viva
Viva was the 5711th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 22 babies. Its best year was 1894, when it ranked 445th; the most babies were born in 1921 (103). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,274 places. More babies were named Viva in the 1910s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,711 girls, up 6,369 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 22girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1921103 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,605babies recorded
Viva popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,711 | 22 |
| 2020 | #12,080 | 8 |
| 2010 | #16,880 | 6 |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | #3,026 | 23 |
| 1960 | #2,900 | 19 |
| 1950 | #2,531 | 17 |
| 1940 | #1,169 | 40 |
| 1930 | #936 | 62 |
| 1920 | #835 | 76 |
| 1910 | #721 | 35 |
| 1900 | #604 | 35 |
| 1890 | #692 | 16 |
| 1880 | #734 | 7 |
How popular is Viva, counting every spelling?
Viva has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Viva?
22 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Viva (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Viva 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 381 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Viva.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Viva?
About 900 people born in the US named Viva are alive today, with a median age of 59; half are between 19 and 78. That makes Viva a name most people associate with older generations. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Viva by state
How common Viva was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five girls 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 Viva
How popular is the name Viva?
Viva was the 5711th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 22 babies. Its best year was 1894, when it ranked 445th; the most babies were born in 1921 (103). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,274 places. More babies were named Viva in the 1910s than in any other decade.
Is Viva a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Viva in the US.
Where is Viva most popular?
In 2021–2025, Viva was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 girls).