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Vy

Girl

Meaning of Vy: Vietnamese: 'small or beautiful'

Vy is a girl's name most strongly associated with Vietnamese naming. It has 2 letters and 1 syllable, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 5421st most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4843rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#5421

22 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4843

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,326

First recorded 1979 · peak 2008

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 23 babies1982: 22 babies1983: 24 babies1984: 21 babies1985: 25 babies1986: 22 babies1987: 26 babies1988: 22 babies1989: 19 babies1990: 29 babies19901991: 23 babies1992: 26 babies1993: 29 babies1994: 30 babies1995: 26 babies1996: 24 babies1997: 27 babies1998: 21 babies1999: 36 babies2000: 48 babies20002001: 47 babies2002: 30 babies2003: 43 babies2004: 51 babies2005: 37 babies2006: 29 babies2007: 42 babies2008: 52 babies2009: 37 babies2010: 34 babies20102011: 31 babies2012: 42 babies2013: 24 babies2014: 34 babies2015: 27 babies2016: 29 babies2017: 23 babies2018: 25 babies2019: 21 babies2020: 18 babies20202021: 19 babies2022: 23 babies2023: 28 babies2024: 23 babies2025: 22 babies
US babies named Vy per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 52.

Gender split

3% boys · 97% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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