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Names starting with V

The 50 most given girls’ and boys’ names starting with V in 2025.

Girls · US 2025

  1. #13VioletFrom the word “violet”7,546 babies
  2. #35ValentinaSame root as Valentine, meaning “strong, healthy”5,354 babies
  3. #54Victoria“victory”4,027 babies
  4. #70Vivianpossibly “alive”3,362 babies
  5. #127ValerieSame root as Valeria, meaning “to be healthy, to be strong”2,221 babies
  6. #162Valeria“to be healthy, to be strong”1,835 babies
  7. #172VivienneVariant of Vivian, possibly meaning “alive”1,786 babies
  8. #205Vera“faith”1,482 babies
  9. #331VivianaEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #331 vs #2,440 in 2025928 babies
  10. #377VanessaEditor’s note Cooling off in the US: #187 in 2015, #377 in 2025813 babies
  11. #427VeronicaForm of Berenice, meaning “bringer of victory”730 babies
  12. #434ViennaEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #923 in 2015, #434 in 2025712 babies
  13. #525VirginiaEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1922, with 19,144 babies; 572 in 2025572 babies
  14. #640VioletaSpanish, meaning “violet”451 babies
  15. #738Veda“knowledge”370 babies
  16. #743ValeryEditor’s note Up from #1,209 in 2015 to #743 in 2025 in the US366 babies
  17. #884VadaEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #884 vs #2,278 in 2025302 babies
  18. #893VioletteFrench, meaning “violet”298 babies
  19. #1,013Viola“violet”247 babies
  20. #1,125ViviannaEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #1,125 vs #3,333 in 2025208 babies
  21. #1,129ValleyEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #13,006 in 2015, #1,129 in 2025207 babies
  22. #1,183ViolettaEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #1,183 vs #4,867 in 2025196 babies
  23. #1,211VidaEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #1,211 vs #3,035 in 2025187 babies
  24. #1,452VaydaEditor’s note 148 US babies in 2025, but under 3 in England & Wales148 babies
  25. #1,478VerityEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1966, with 6 babies145 babies
  26. #1,570VaedaEditor’s note 134 US babies in 2025, but under 3 in England & Wales134 babies
  27. #1,673VamikaEditor’s note New since 2015: under 5 US babies then, 123 in 2025123 babies
  28. #1,721Valencia“power, vigour”118 babies
  29. #1,769VivianneEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #1,769 vs #4,201 in 2025114 babies
  30. #1,844VivienVariant of Vivian, possibly meaning “alive”108 babies
  31. #1,872VallieEditor’s note 6 letters, ending in -ie like Ellie and Sadie105 babies
  32. #1,902ViolettEditor’s note 102 US babies in 2025, but under 3 in England & Wales102 babies
  33. #1,911ValkyrieEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #1,911 vs #4,867 in 2025101 babies
  34. #1,990VenusEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1959, with 295 babies; 96 in 202596 babies
  35. #2,064VaaniEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 2005, with 5 babies91 babies
  36. #2,387VanyaEditor’s note About 1 in 21,000 US girls in the 2025 records75 babies
  37. #2,458VesperEditor’s note 6 letters, ending in -er like Harper and Juniper72 babies
  38. #2,485VihaEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 2002, with 5 babies71 babies
  39. #2,514Valentine“strong, healthy”70 babies
  40. #2,645VeeraEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 2006, with 13 babies65 babies
  41. #2,778VittoriaItalian form of Victoria, meaning “victory”61 babies
  42. #2,822VaniaEditor’s note About 1 in 27,000 US girls in the 2025 records60 babies
  43. #2,859ViktoriaGerman, Swedish and Danish form of Victoria, meaning “victory”59 babies
  44. #2,895VanellopeEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 2013, with 63 babies58 babies
  45. #2,895Vanna“God is gracious”58 babies
  46. #2,998ViannaEditor’s note About 1 in 29,000 US girls in the 2025 records55 babies
  47. #3,211ViviEditor’s note About 1 in 33,000 US girls in the 2025 records49 babies
  48. #3,249ValarieEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1964, with 641 babies; 48 in 202548 babies
  49. #3,296VianneyEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 2007, with 142 babies; 47 in 202547 babies
  50. #3,389VarnikaEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 2004, with 7 babies45 babies

Boys · US 2025

  1. #107Vincent“conquering”3,267 babies
  2. #209Victor“conqueror”1,664 babies
  3. #444ValentinoItalian and Portuguese form of Valentine, meaning “strong, healthy”710 babies
  4. #589VicenteSpanish and Portuguese form of Vincent, meaning “conquering”498 babies
  5. #660ValentinSpanish, French and German form of Valentine, meaning “strong, healthy”418 babies
  6. #674VincenzoItalian form of Vincent, meaning “conquering”403 babies
  7. #910VihaanEditor’s note Down from #638 in 2015 to #910 in 2025 in the US261 babies
  8. #940VeerEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1997, with 10 babies250 babies
  9. #970VanEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #970 vs #5,137 in 2025236 babies
  10. #1,075Vance“marsh, bog”200 babies
  11. #1,131VedEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1999, with 5 babies188 babies
  12. #1,152Vaughn“small”183 babies
  13. #1,235ViktorEditor’s note 6 letters, ending in -or like Connor and Victor162 babies
  14. #1,252ValorEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1988, with 5 babies159 babies
  15. #1,333VirajEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1982, with 6 babies144 babies
  16. #1,352VanderEditor’s note 139 US babies in 2025, but under 3 in England & Wales139 babies
  17. #1,362VinceForm of Vincent, meaning “conquering”137 babies
  18. #1,382Vernon“place of alder trees”133 babies
  19. #1,409VirgilEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1921, with 1,830 babies; 129 in 2025129 babies
  20. #1,477VedantEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1997, with 5 babies120 babies
  21. #1,499VitoEditor’s note 4 letters, ending in -to like Otto and Roberto117 babies
  22. #1,571Vivaan“plaiting, twisting”108 babies
  23. #1,602VyomEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 2004, with 5 babies106 babies
  24. #1,609ValenEditor’s note 105 US babies in 2025, but under 3 in England & Wales105 babies
  25. #1,688ViggoDanish, meaning “battle”97 babies
  26. #1,793Valentine“strong, healthy”89 babies
  27. #1,826VladimirEditor’s note About 1 in 20,000 US boys in the 2025 records87 babies
  28. #2,125VayuEditor’s note New since 2015: under 5 US babies then, 68 in 202568 babies
  29. #2,125VonEditor’s note 3 letters, ending in -on like Hudson and Jackson68 babies
  30. #2,207VedanshEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 2009, with 5 babies64 babies
  31. #2,230VinnyDiminutive of Vincent, meaning “conquering”63 babies
  32. #2,363ViaanEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 2012, with 23 babies58 babies
  33. #2,718VedanthEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 2003, with 5 babies47 babies
  34. #2,718ViratEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 2011, with 6 babies47 babies
  35. #2,884VikramEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1969, with 8 babies43 babies
  36. #2,991VaayuEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 2019, with 7 babies41 babies
  37. #3,089VedhEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 2006, with 5 babies39 babies
  38. #3,089VidalEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1972, with 160 babies; 39 in 202539 babies
  39. #3,240VardaanEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,307 vs #3,240 in 202536 babies
  40. #3,583VittorioItalian form of Victor, meaning “conqueror”31 babies
  41. #3,658ViyanEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,538 vs #3,658 in 202530 babies
  42. #3,757ValenteEditor’s note About 1 in 59,000 US boys in the 2025 records29 babies
  43. #3,848VanshEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 2000, with 7 babies28 babies
  44. #3,848VianEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 2004, with 5 babies28 babies
  45. #3,949VincenteEditor’s note 8 letters, ending in -te like Tate and Dante27 babies
  46. #3,949VirEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 2002, with 7 babies27 babies
  47. #4,139VersaiEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 2019, with 5 babies25 babies
  48. #4,249VannEditor’s note About 1 in 71,000 US boys in the 2025 records24 babies
  49. #4,249ViditEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 2009, with 6 babies24 babies
  50. #4,396ValerianEditor’s note 8 letters, ending in -an like Sebastian and Ethan23 babies

Girls · England & Wales 2025

  1. #37VioletFrom the word “violet”1,061 babies
  2. #160Victoria“victory”312 babies
  3. #207ViennaEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #871 in 2015, #207 in 2025229 babies
  4. #272ValentinaSame root as Valentine, meaning “strong, healthy”169 babies
  5. #403VivienneVariant of Vivian, possibly meaning “alive”101 babies
  6. #436VerityEditor’s note Down from #331 in 2015 to #436 in 2025 in England & Wales92 babies
  7. #531Valencia“power, vigour”75 babies
  8. #684ValerieSame root as Valeria, meaning “to be healthy, to be strong”54 babies
  9. #696VamikaEditor’s note New since 2015: under 3 England & Wales babies then, 53 in 202553 babies
  10. #719VanessaEditor’s note Peaked in England & Wales in 2010, with 228 babies; 51 in 202551 babies
  11. #719Vera“faith”51 babies
  12. #763VeronicaForm of Berenice, meaning “bringer of victory”48 babies
  13. #816Veda“knowledge”44 babies
  14. #834Vivianpossibly “alive”43 babies
  15. #983Valeria“to be healthy, to be strong”35 babies
  16. #1,051Viola“violet”32 babies
  17. #1,271VaaniEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #2,705 in 2015, #1,271 in 202525 babies
  18. #1,362VittoriaItalian form of Victoria, meaning “victory”23 babies
  19. #1,454VesperEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #3,252 in 2015, #1,454 in 202521 babies
  20. #1,454Vienna-RoseEditor’s note 11 letters, ending in -se like Rose and Eloise21 babies
  21. #1,454VivienVariant of Vivian, possibly meaning “alive”21 babies
  22. #1,584VanyaEditor’s note About 1 in 13,000 England & Wales girls in the 2025 records19 babies
  23. #1,639VihaEditor’s note About 1 in 14,000 England & Wales girls in the 2025 records18 babies
  24. #1,719VedikaEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,719 vs #4,352 in 202517 babies
  25. #1,809VihanaEditor’s note About 1 in 16,000 England & Wales girls in the 2025 records16 babies
  26. #1,809VioletaSpanish, meaning “violet”16 babies
  27. #1,892Violet-RoseEditor’s note About 1 in 17,000 England & Wales girls in the 2025 records15 babies
  28. #2,006VaanyaEditor’s note 6 letters, ending in -ya like Freya and Maya14 babies
  29. #2,006ViktoriaGerman, Swedish and Danish form of Victoria, meaning “victory”14 babies
  30. #2,006VioletteFrench, meaning “violet”14 babies
  31. #2,138VeronikaEditor’s note About 1 in 19,000 England & Wales girls in the 2025 records13 babies
  32. #2,278VadaEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #884 vs #2,278 in 202512 babies
  33. #2,278VeeraEditor’s note 5 letters, ending in -ra like Aurora and Lyra12 babies
  34. #2,440VivianaEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #331 vs #2,440 in 202511 babies
  35. #2,440VogueEditor’s note 5 letters, ending in -ue like Rue and Blue11 babies
  36. #2,605VaidehiEditor’s note 7 letters, ending in -hi like Mahi and Amarachi10 babies
  37. #2,605VaishnaviEditor’s note 9 letters, ending in -vi like Saanvi and Anvi10 babies
  38. #2,605VarnikaEditor’s note About 1 in 25,000 England & Wales girls in the 2025 records10 babies
  39. #2,605ViyanaEditor’s note About 1 in 25,000 England & Wales girls in the 2025 records10 babies
  40. #2,605VyEditor’s note 2 letters, ending in -vy like Ivy and Navy10 babies
  41. #2,788VegaEditor’s note About 1 in 28,000 England & Wales girls in the 2025 records9 babies
  42. #2,788VirginiaEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #525 vs #2,788 in 20259 babies
  43. #3,035ValleyEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #1,129 vs #3,035 in 20258 babies
  44. #3,035VanesaEditor’s note About 1 in 32,000 England & Wales girls in the 2025 records8 babies
  45. #3,035VidaEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #1,211 vs #3,035 in 20258 babies
  46. #3,035Vienna-RaeEditor’s note About 1 in 32,000 England & Wales girls in the 2025 records8 babies
  47. #3,035VirasatEditor’s note About 1 in 32,000 England & Wales girls in the 2025 records8 babies
  48. #3,035VitaDanish, meaning “life”8 babies
  49. #3,333VallieEditor’s note 6 letters, ending in -ie like Elsie and Rosie7 babies
  50. #3,333VaniEditor’s note About 1 in 36,000 England & Wales girls in the 2025 records7 babies

Boys · England & Wales 2025

  1. #58VinnieDiminutive of Vincent, meaning “conquering”851 babies
  2. #93Vincent“conquering”560 babies
  3. #312Victor“conqueror”143 babies
  4. #342VinnyDiminutive of Vincent, meaning “conquering”124 babies
  5. #427VihaanEditor’s note Up from #677 in 2015 to #427 in 2025 in England & Wales93 babies
  6. #539VeerEditor’s note Up from #577 in 2015 to #539 in 2025 in England & Wales72 babies
  7. #735VladRomanian, meaning “to rule”47 babies
  8. #782VedEditor’s note Up from #1,380 in 2015 to #782 in 2025 in England & Wales42 babies
  9. #798ValentinoItalian and Portuguese form of Valentine, meaning “strong, healthy”41 babies
  10. #896VincenzoItalian form of Vincent, meaning “conquering”35 babies
  11. #934ViktorEditor’s note Down from #656 in 2015 to #934 in 2025 in England & Wales33 babies
  12. #934Vivaan“plaiting, twisting”33 babies
  13. #976VyomEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #3,004 in 2015, #976 in 202531 babies
  14. #1,007VirajEditor’s note About 1 in 9,100 England & Wales boys in the 2025 records30 babies
  15. #1,124ViggoDanish, meaning “battle”26 babies
  16. #1,197VedantEditor’s note 6 letters, ending in -nt like Vincent and Saint24 babies
  17. #1,197ViaanEditor’s note About 1 in 11,000 England & Wales boys in the 2025 records24 babies
  18. #1,226VladimirEditor’s note About 1 in 12,000 England & Wales boys in the 2025 records23 babies
  19. #1,307VardaanEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,307 vs #3,240 in 202521 babies
  20. #1,359VicenteSpanish and Portuguese form of Vincent, meaning “conquering”20 babies
  21. #1,466ViyaanEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,466 vs #4,539 in 202518 babies
  22. #1,538ViyanEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,538 vs #3,658 in 202517 babies
  23. #1,613VitoEditor’s note 4 letters, ending in -to like Otto and Guto16 babies
  24. #1,798Valentine“strong, healthy”14 babies
  25. #1,798VedanshEditor’s note 7 letters, ending in -sh like Shivansh and Hamish14 babies
  26. #1,798VittorioItalian form of Victor, meaning “conqueror”14 babies
  27. #1,897ViraajEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,897 vs #5,045 in 202513 babies
  28. #2,014VanshEditor’s note About 1 in 23,000 England & Wales boys in the 2025 records12 babies
  29. #2,133VikramEditor’s note About 1 in 25,000 England & Wales boys in the 2025 records11 babies
  30. #2,269VedanthEditor’s note 7 letters, ending in -th like Laith and Seth10 babies
  31. #2,269VianEditor’s note About 1 in 27,000 England & Wales boys in the 2025 records10 babies
  32. #2,269Vinnie-JayEditor’s note 10 letters, ending in -ay like Finlay and Shay10 babies
  33. #2,269Vinnie-LeeEditor’s note 10 letters, ending in -ee like Tommy-Lee and Lee10 babies
  34. #2,440Vinnie-JamesEditor’s note About 1 in 30,000 England & Wales boys in the 2025 records9 babies
  35. #2,440ViratEditor’s note About 1 in 30,000 England & Wales boys in the 2025 records9 babies
  36. #2,440VivanSwedish, meaning “cowslip”9 babies
  37. #2,664ValentinSpanish, French and German form of Valentine, meaning “strong, healthy”8 babies
  38. #2,664VascoEditor’s note About 1 in 34,000 England & Wales boys in the 2025 records8 babies
  39. #2,664VasileEditor’s note About 1 in 34,000 England & Wales boys in the 2025 records8 babies
  40. #2,664VeeranEditor’s note About 1 in 34,000 England & Wales boys in the 2025 records8 babies
  41. #2,952VedhEditor’s note 4 letters, ending in -dh like Muadh and Ruaridh7 babies
  42. #2,952VihanEditor’s note About 1 in 39,000 England & Wales boys in the 2025 records7 babies
  43. #2,952VirasatEditor’s note 7 letters, ending in -at like Himmat and Arafat7 babies
  44. #2,952VishnuEditor’s note 6 letters, ending in -nu like Keanu and Manu7 babies
  45. #3,256ValerioEditor’s note 7 letters, ending in -io like Rio and Elio6 babies
  46. #3,256VasileiosEditor’s note 9 letters, ending in -os like Amos and Tomos6 babies
  47. #3,256VayuEditor’s note About 1 in 45,000 England & Wales boys in the 2025 records6 babies
  48. #3,256ViditEditor’s note 5 letters, ending in -it like Kit and Ajit6 babies
  49. #3,256VinniEditor’s note 5 letters, ending in -ni like Antoni and Giovanni6 babies
  50. #3,256ViranshEditor’s note 7 letters, ending in -sh like Shivansh and Hamish6 babies

Counts and ranks: US Social Security Administration (2025, names given to 5 or more babies) and Office for National Statistics (2025, names given to 3 or more babies). US ranks are worked out from the counts, with ties sharing a rank; England & Wales ranks are as published. Meanings, where shown, are from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).