US first names, 1940–2025
Random names that start with V
Victoria, Vincent, Victor and more than a thousand rarer V names, paired with real American surnames. Hit generate until one fits.
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About V names
Between 1940 and 2025 the Social Security Administration recorded 2,715,130 girls across 1,019 different V names, and 964,219 boys across 565.
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What the data says
- About 1 in 2 girls with a name starting with V born from 1940 to 2025 got one of just 10 names. Those 10 names hold 75.9% of all recorded girls with a name starting with V.
- Among girls with a name starting with V, names behave like 26 equally common names out of 1,019 in use (effective number of names).
- The average girl's name starting with V has 6.9 letters.
- About 1 in 2 boys with a name starting with V born from 1940 to 2025 got one of just 10 names. Those 10 names hold 80.5% of all recorded boys with a name starting with V.
- Among boys with a name starting with V, names behave like 15 equally common names out of 565 in use (effective number of names).
- The average boy's name starting with V has 6.2 letters.
- Fastest riser for girls: Valley, from 49 births in 2006 to 2015 to 589 in 2016 to 2025.
- Biggest fall for girls: Vanesa, from 1,427 births in 2006 to 2015 to 292 in 2016 to 2025.
- Fastest riser for boys: Vedansh, from 68 births in 2006 to 2015 to 490 in 2016 to 2025.
- Biggest fall for boys: Vivek, from 323 births in 2006 to 2015 to 92 in 2016 to 2025.
Girls: Top 20 names
| # | Name | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Victoria | 492,787 | 18.15% |
| 2 | Valerie | 265,813 | 9.79% |
| 3 | Virginia | 262,643 | 9.67% |
| 4 | Vanessa | 261,406 | 9.63% |
| 5 | Veronica | 198,288 | 7.30% |
| 6 | Vicki | 151,764 | 5.59% |
| 7 | Vivian | 137,752 | 5.07% |
| 8 | Vickie | 109,090 | 4.02% |
| 9 | Violet | 106,720 | 3.93% |
| 10 | Valeria | 74,676 | 2.75% |
| 11 | Valentina | 64,371 | 2.37% |
| 12 | Vicky | 52,922 | 1.95% |
| 13 | Vera | 52,404 | 1.93% |
| 14 | Viviana | 27,150 | 1.00% |
| 15 | Viola | 22,659 | 0.83% |
| 16 | Vivienne | 22,147 | 0.82% |
| 17 | Velma | 21,981 | 0.81% |
| 18 | Verna | 20,212 | 0.74% |
| 19 | Valarie | 18,316 | 0.67% |
| 20 | Valencia | 11,968 | 0.44% |
Boys: Top 20 names
| # | Name | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vincent | 295,901 | 30.69% |
| 2 | Victor | 270,688 | 28.07% |
| 3 | Vernon | 73,913 | 7.67% |
| 4 | Virgil | 29,486 | 3.06% |
| 5 | Van | 22,951 | 2.38% |
| 6 | Vance | 22,046 | 2.29% |
| 7 | Vicente | 19,926 | 2.07% |
| 8 | Vaughn | 17,775 | 1.84% |
| 9 | Vince | 12,146 | 1.26% |
| 10 | Valentin | 11,065 | 1.15% |
| 11 | Valentino | 11,028 | 1.14% |
| 12 | Vincenzo | 9,968 | 1.03% |
| 13 | Vito | 8,984 | 0.93% |
| 14 | Vladimir | 5,847 | 0.61% |
| 15 | Vihaan | 5,623 | 0.58% |
| 16 | Vern | 4,970 | 0.52% |
| 17 | Von | 4,546 | 0.47% |
| 18 | Val | 4,193 | 0.43% |
| 19 | Vidal | 3,883 | 0.40% |
| 20 | Viktor | 3,634 | 0.38% |
Girls: 2006 to 2015 → 2016 to 2025
Rising fastest
- Valley 49 → 589
- Vaani 73 → 574
- Vallie 51 → 326
- Vaeda 179 → 1,124
- Viha 67 → 381
Falling fastest
- Vanesa 1,427 → 292
- Vianca 399 → 106
- Varsha 353 → 112
- Viridiana 712 → 240
- Vanessa 29,984 → 12,188
Boys: 2006 to 2015 → 2016 to 2025
Rising fastest
- Vedansh 68 → 490
- Viyan 74 → 344
- Virat 96 → 395
- Valor 291 → 1,136
- Viaan 375 → 1,243
Falling fastest
- Vivek 323 → 92
- Varun 795 → 310
- Vinh 328 → 160
- Vincente 378 → 215
- Vishnu 418 → 239
Questions and answers
What was the most common girl's name starting with V from 1940 to 2025?
Victoria. 492,787 girls received it, 18.15% of all recorded girls born from 1940 to 2025 with a name starting with V.
What was the most common boy's name starting with V from 1940 to 2025?
Vincent. 295,901 boys received it, 30.69% of all recorded boys born from 1940 to 2025 with a name starting with V.
How concentrated are names from 1940 to 2025?
Among girls with a name starting with V the 10 most common names cover 75.9% of births; among boys with a name starting with V 80.5%. In this period boys' names were the more concentrated set.
What share of babies get a name starting with V?
Across 1940 to 2025, 1.2% of recorded births had a first name starting with V.
Which names grew fastest compared with 2006 to 2015?
Among names with at least 300 births in 2016 to 2025, the biggest gains were for girls, Valley (49 births in 2006 to 2015, 589 in 2016 to 2025); for boys, Vedansh (68 births in 2006 to 2015, 490 in 2016 to 2025).