Viha
Girl · VEE-ha · Sanskrit
Viha is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,690th for girls in the UK (18 babies) and 2,485th for girls in the US (71 babies).
Where does Viha come from?
Sanskrit: modern Indian name; derivation uncertain
- Say it
- VEE-ha
Is Viha a girl's or a boy's name?
Viha is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 18 girls in the UK and 71 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Viha in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,690among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 18about 1 in 15,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 683% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 18 girls in the UK were named Viha, making it the 1,690th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,630th.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most girls named Viha of any year since it first appeared, in 2011.
Half of all the girls named Viha in the UK since 1996 were born between 2020 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 24 girls in the UK were given Viha or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,199, up from #1,690 for this spelling alone.
- Viha 18
- Vihaa 6
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,639th in England and Wales.
Viha in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | #1,690 |
| 2024 | 16 | #1,881 |
| 2023 | 13 | #2,185 |
| 2022 | 5 | #4,168 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,697 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,630 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #4,250 |
| 2016 | 7 | #3,389 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
How popular is Viha in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,485among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 71about 1 in 23,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 117% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 71 girls in the US were named Viha, making it the 2,485th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,077th. It first appears in the records in 2002.
2025 had the most girls named Viha of any year since it first appeared, in 2002.
Half of all the girls named Viha in the US since 1880 were born between 2018 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 84 girls in the US were given Viha or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,914, up from #2,485 for this spelling alone.
- Viha 71
- Vihaa 13
Viha in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 71 | #2,485 |
| 2024 | 65 | #2,661 |
| 2023 | 44 | #3,524 |
| 2022 | 47 | #3,364 |
| 2021 | 36 | #4,011 |
| 2020 | 34 | #4,077 |
| 2019 | 28 | #4,772 |
| 2018 | 21 | #5,781 |
| 2017 | 20 | #6,040 |
| 2016 | 15 | #7,599 |
| 2015 | 17 | #6,974 |
| 2014 | 10 | #10,124 |
| 2013 | 11 | #9,607 |
| 2012 | 10 | #10,424 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 12 | #9,227 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #15,426 |
Names like Viha
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Other spellings of Viha
Vihaa
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