Vy
Vy was the 5712th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 22 babies. Its best year was 2000, when it ranked 2973rd; the most babies were born in 2008 (52). Over the last ten years it has moved down 593 places. More babies were named Vy in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,712 girls, up 905 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 22girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200852 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,326babies recorded
Vy popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 37 since 1980.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,712 | 22 |
| 2020 | #6,617 | 18 |
| 2010 | #4,390 | 34 |
| 2000 | #2,973 | 48 |
| 1990 | #4,228 | 24 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Vy, counting every spelling?
Vy is the most common spelling of a name family that had 48 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 48 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vy | 22 | #5,712 | 115 |
| Vi | 6 | #14,813 | 50 |
| Vea | 14 | #7,859 | 31 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Vy?
22 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Vy (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Vy 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 Vy.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Vy?
About 1,300 people born in the US named Vy are alive today, with a median age of 22; half are between 14 and 31. That makes Vy 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.
Vy by state
How common Vy was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (2.9×). 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
These names rose and fell in step with Vy: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Vy, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Vy
How popular is the name Vy?
Vy was the 5712th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 22 babies. Its best year was 2000, when it ranked 2973rd; the most babies were born in 2008 (52). Over the last ten years it has moved down 593 places. More babies were named Vy in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Vy a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Vy in the US.
Where is Vy most popular?
In 2021–2025, Vy was most common in California (0.04 per 1,000 girls).