Vira
Girl name · #4992 in 2025 · Uniqueness 49/100
Vira is currently the #4992 girl name in the United States — 26 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #10866, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 69,231 girls born in 2025 was named Vira.
The 143-year story
Vira first appears in the Social Security records in 1882, when 5 girls received the name. Its peak came in 1916, when 39 girls were named Vira — good for #1127 that year. Today's parents encounter it as a name from their grandparents’ generation, which is precisely the vintage window from which names get revived. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Vira per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Vira in class?
Vira scores 49 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Vira is most common
State-level data for Vira is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Vira
Statistically, parents drawn to Vira tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Nira, Vella, Era, Elenora, and Elvie.
NiraVellaEraElenoraElvieEudoraNelleFae
Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Vira | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | #4987 |
| 2024 | 13 | #7967 |
| 2023 | 13 | #8055 |
| 2022 | 17 | #6707 |
| 2021 | 16 | #6967 |
| 2020 | 10 | #9546 |
| 2019 | 8 | #11356 |
| 2018 | 7 | #12464 |
| 2017 | 17 | #6808 |
| 2015 | 9 | #10866 |
| 2012 | 6 | #14962 |
| 1967 | 10 | #4300 |
| 1963 | 8 | #4896 |
| 1962 | 9 | #4533 |
| 1961 | 10 | #4239 |
| 1960 | 8 | #4773 |
| 1959 | 13 | #3436 |
| 1958 | 11 | #3747 |
| 1956 | 11 | #3696 |
| 1955 | 8 | #4376 |
| 1954 | 10 | #3718 |
| 1953 | 12 | #3269 |
| 1952 | 10 | #3552 |
| 1951 | 7 | #4385 |
| 1950 | 6 | #4738 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Vira a popular girl name?
Vira ranked #4992 among girls in 2025 with 26 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #10866.
When was the name Vira most popular?
Vira peaked in 1916, when 39 American girls received the name (ranked #1127 that year). Since 1916 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Vira?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 69,231 newborn American girls was named Vira. It scores 49/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.