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Vy

/ˈvaɪ/ · 97% girls · 22 born in 2025

Vy has been given to about 1,326 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2008, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈvaɪ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 1,310
Median age today22 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Vy per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2008 · 52
  • Born in 202522
  • All time1,326
  • England & Wales, 202510

How popular is Vy?

Its best year was 2008, when 52 babies were given the name, ranking 3263rd. The typical living American called Vy is about 22 years old today. It is relatively most common in California, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Vy

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Ivy0.60
  2. Fay0.47
  3. Navy0.47

Middle names for Vy

Ranked by flow score
  1. Vy Alice0.75
  2. Vy Iris0.74
  3. Vy Opal0.74
  4. Vy Noelle0.74
  5. Vy Belle0.74
  6. Vy Catherine0.71

Sibling names for Vy

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Palomasister · 0.85
  2. Ilianasister · 0.85
  3. Misaelbrother · 0.85
  4. Hanasister · 0.84
  5. Alonsobrother · 0.84
  6. Mustafabrother · 0.84

Where Vy is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Vy Evans0.70
  2. Vy Edwards0.70
  3. Vy Anderson0.70
  4. Vy Allen0.70
  5. Vy Adams0.70
  6. Vy Wilson0.66

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Vy

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. France1900–2025
  4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Vy across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.