Vi
A unisex name with no widely documented etymology — one syllable, given to 8 babies a year in the US.
Babies a year
8
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Vi by the numbers
Vi was given to 8 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 31 babies in 1982, making it a 1980s name.
What we can tell you about Vi
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Sounds like Vi
Names that are said the same way as Vi, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Vygreat or sublime10 in England and Wales (2025)