Fun Facts About the Name Vihas
- 51 babies named Vihas: U.S. records list 51 babies given the name Vihas from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Vihas Mean?
Vihas is a Sanskrit name usually taken to mean "laughter" or "smile." It corresponds to the Sanskrit noun vihasa (विहस), formed from the prefix vi- and the root has (हस्), "to laugh or smile." The same root gives the verb vihasati, and because the Sanskrit verb can carry the sense both of smiling and of laughing at or deriding, English glosses range from the literal "laughter" to the looser "cheerful." The customary reading of a bright, cheerful smile is an interpretation of this same term rather than a separate etymology.
Vihas Name History & Origins
The element behind Vihas belongs to the classical Sanskrit vocabulary of laughing and smiling, so the word itself has a long presence in Sanskrit writing. As a given name, Vihas is used in India, where names drawn from Sanskrit words are common. How the general word came to be used specifically as a personal name is not clearly established.
How Popular is the Name Vihas?
Vihas has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2013. Its best rank was #8,735 in 2013.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | #14,196 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2020 | #10,532 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #13,963 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #9,629 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2016 | #14,070 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #12,006 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #12,022 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #8,735 | 9 | 0.0005% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Vihas Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are fixed in your opinions, firm in your friendships and square in your dealings with others. You are an excellent worker. Since you are both possessive and emotional, you can be either very practical or very impractical and unpredictable. Your dual nature needs to become steadfast. You are the marrying kind. You are intuitive and might be interested in the arts, drama or science.
You are seeking freedom, opportunities to enjoy life: to make love, to go places and to do things. You are very adventurous and willing to take risk to achieve your objectives. New ways and new experiences can't satisfy your restless nature. One adventure leads you to another. You are honest and fair, because you know that this is the only way to receive justice and honesty from other people. But your personal growth is vital for you, and it is difficult to be tied down by rules and obligations. Your restless spirit might best controlled by choosing the field of work that meet your demand for action and adventure.
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