Vy

Boy · recorded 1980–1997

  • 1997last recorded
  • 1987best year

Most popular in 1987.

Last recorded in 1997. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Vy.

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Its story

Popularity since 1980

02319801984198919931997

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 7 recorded years as a table
Vy, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19803
19813
19873
19883
19902
19953
19973

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Vy isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1997
5
Rank in 1997
#9,265
How rare
1 in 377,028 boys
Since 1980
37

Vy was last recorded in 1997. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1987, at 3 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Vy doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.