NameTides

Viha

Viha was the #2,485 girls' name in the US in 2025 (71 babies), and #1,639 in England & Wales and #1,218 in Canada.

Viha as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Viha as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Viha as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#2,485 (71)#1,639 (18)#1,218 (21)
2024#2,661 (65)#1,819 (16)#1,234 (20)
2023#3,525 (44)#2,201 (12)#1,491 (15)
2022#3,365 (47)#3,971 (5)#1,854 (11)
2021#4,014 (36)#3,519 (6)#2,616 (7)
2020#4,078 (34)#3,899 (5)#2,591 (7)
2019#4,773 (28)——
2018#5,785 (21)—#2,892 (6)
2017#6,044 (20)#4,063 (5)—
2016#7,602 (15)#3,214 (7)—
2015#6,977 (17)#4,736 (4)—
2014#10,129 (10)——
2013#9,612 (11)——
2012#10,429 (10)——
2011#13,347 (7)#5,785 (3)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #2,485.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 2002.

How common is it?

about 1 in 23,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 23,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 14,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 7,100uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Viha is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 19,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 15,000 to 1 in 24,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Viha by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: #1,061MINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #1,036NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #1,057NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,533GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,314TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Viha (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#86713

Viha (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
VihaCanadaGirls#1,21821
VihaEngland & WalesGirls#1,63918
VihaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
VihaUSGirls#2,48571