Vishnu

Vishnu was the #5,399 boys' name in the US in 2025 (17 babies), and #2,952 in England & Wales and #2,789 in Canada.

Vishnu as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Vishnu as a boy’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.00.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Vishnu as a boy’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.00.030.050.080.11880192019602000
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#5,399 (17)#2,952 (7)#2,789 (6)
2024#4,890 (20)#3,689 (5)#2,710 (6)
2023#5,666 (16)#4,992 (3)#2,921 (5)
2022#3,774 (29)#4,002 (4)#2,493 (6)
2021#5,338 (17)#3,451 (5)—
2020#4,698 (20)—#1,708 (10)
2019#4,480 (22)#2,728 (7)—
2018#3,301 (34)#2,693 (7)#2,176 (7)
2017#3,249 (35)#2,512 (8)—
2016#3,681 (29)#3,478 (5)—
2015#4,080 (25)#2,319 (9)#2,715 (5)
2014#3,154 (35)#2,079 (10)#1,936 (8)
2013#2,715 (43)#2,216 (9)—
2012#3,450 (31)#1,669 (14)#1,971 (8)
2011#2,950 (39)#2,390 (8)#2,629 (5)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2007 at #2,094.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1977.

How common is it?

about 1 in 100,000 baby boys 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
USBoys2025about 1 in 100,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 38,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 26,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Vishnu is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 98,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 56,000 to 1 in 170,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Spellings

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

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
VishnuCanadaBoys#2,7896
VishnuEngland & WalesBoys#2,9527
VishnuNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
VishnuUSBoys#5,39917