Vira Girl
How popular is Vira?
#4,986 girl name in 2025
26 baby girls were named Vira in the US in 2025, making it the 4986th most popular girl name.
361living people named Vira (est.)
66median age of people named Vira
1,274babies named Vira since 1880
1 in 127,513US babies born in 2025
Vira popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #4,986 for girls (▲ 2976 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 26 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+189% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #10,861 in 2015, #9,541 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1916 (39 girls) |
| Highest rank | #686 in 1884 |
| First recorded | 1882 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Vira counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Vira family of names ranked #3,033 for girls in 2025 (#4,944 the year before), with 32 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Vira | 26 | 81% |
| Vyra | 6 | 19% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Vira by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 47 | #686 |
| 1890s | 120 | #688 |
| 1900s | 137 | #896 |
| 1910s | 225 | #1,127 |
| 1920s | 233 | #1,501 |
| 1930s | 144 | #1,445 |
| 1940s | 93 | #2,665 |
| 1950s | 88 | #3,268 |
| 1960s | 45 | #4,238 |
| 2010s | 47 | #6,804 |
| 2020s | 95 | #4,986 |
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Questions
- Is Vira a boy or girl name?
- Vira is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Vira were girls.
- How popular is the name Vira?
- 26 baby girls were named Vira in the US in 2025, making it the 4986th most popular girl name.
- When was Vira most popular?
- Vira peaked in 1916, when 39 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #686 in 1884.
- How many people are named Vira?
- 1,274 babies have been named Vira in the US since 1880. We estimate about 361 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 66.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.