Viha
Girl name · #2507 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 71 baby girls were named Viha, placing it at #2507 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #6977, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 25,352 girls born in 2025 was named Viha.
The 23-year story
Viha first appears in the Social Security records in 2002, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 71 babies and a rank of #2485. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. 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 Viha per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Viha in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Viha is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Viha will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Viha is most common
State-level data for Viha is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Viha
Statistically, parents drawn to Viha tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Abiha, Fatiha, Irha, Veera, and Minha.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Viha | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 71 | #2485 |
| 2024 | 65 | #2661 |
| 2023 | 44 | #3525 |
| 2022 | 47 | #3365 |
| 2021 | 36 | #4014 |
| 2020 | 34 | #4078 |
| 2019 | 28 | #4773 |
| 2018 | 21 | #5785 |
| 2017 | 20 | #6044 |
| 2016 | 15 | #7602 |
| 2015 | 17 | #6977 |
| 2014 | 10 | #10129 |
| 2013 | 11 | #9612 |
| 2012 | 10 | #10429 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13347 |
| 2010 | 12 | #9231 |
| 2002 | 5 | #15432 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Viha a popular girl name?
Viha ranked #2507 among girls in 2025 with 71 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #6977.
When was the name Viha most popular?
Viha peaked in 2025, when 71 American girls received the name (ranked #2485 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Viha?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 25,352 newborn American girls was named Viha. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
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.