Fun Facts About the Name Vy
- More than 1 thousand babies named Vy: U.S. records list 1,326 babies given the name Vy from 1880 through 2025. Even 37 boys received the name Vy - about 1 boy for every 35 girls.
What Does the Name Vy Mean?
Vy is a Vietnamese feminine given name meaning "rose" or "wild rose." It is the Sino-Vietnamese reading of the Chinese character 薇 (Mandarin wēi), a plant name. In classical Chinese, 薇 named a wild plant gathered for food, often identified as a kind of vetch or wild pea; the "rose" sense is associated with the later compound 蔷薇 (qiángwēi), "rose." The name is usually written without a tone mark. It is distinct from Vỹ (with a tilde), a masculine name from a different character meaning "great."
Vy Name History & Origins
The name belongs to the Vietnamese habit of forming personal names from Sino-Vietnamese elements. The element vy comes from the Chinese character 薇, which appears in the Shijing (Classic of Poetry), in the poem "Cai Wei" ("Gathering Wei"), where it names a wild plant collected as food. Over time, 薇 also became part of Chinese plant names such as 蔷薇 (qiángwēi), "rose," and in Vietnamese it is read vy. In Vietnamese naming, Vy is used as a feminine given name and often appears as the second element in compound names such as Thảo Vy, Minh Vy, and Khánh Vy. It is normally written without a tone mark, unlike Vỹ, a separate masculine name. In Vietnamese communities outside Vietnam, the name is often pronounced "vee" by speakers of English and other non-Vietnamese languages.
How Popular is the Name Vy?
Vy 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 2008. Its best rank was #2,973 in 2000.
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 | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,712 | 22 | 0.0014% |
| 2024 | #5,578 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 2023 | #4,857 | 28 | 0.0017% |
| 2022 | #5,621 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 2021 | #6,393 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 2020 | #6,614 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2019 | #5,971 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 2018 | #5,303 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 2017 | #5,654 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2016 | #4,835 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 2015 | #5,119 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2014 | #4,348 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 2013 | #5,633 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 2012 | #3,777 | 42 | 0.0024% |
| 2011 | #4,675 | 31 | 0.0018% |
| 2010 | #4,390 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 2009 | #4,192 | 37 | 0.0020% |
| 2008 | #3,262 | 52 | 0.0028% |
| 2007 | #3,845 | 42 | 0.0022% |
| 2006 | #4,948 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 2005 | #3,940 | 37 | 0.0020% |
| 2004 | #3,067 | 51 | 0.0028% |
| 2003 | #3,410 | 43 | 0.0024% |
| 2002 | #4,276 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 2001 | #3,045 | 47 | 0.0026% |
| 2000 | #2,973 | 48 | 0.0026% |
| 1999 | #3,504 | 36 | 0.0020% |
| 1998 | #5,119 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1997 | #4,811 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1996 | #4,450 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1995 | #5,016 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1994 | #3,703 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 1993 | #3,770 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 1992 | #4,083 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 1991 | #4,495 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1990 | #4,228 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1989 | #4,845 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1988 | #5,058 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1987 | #4,280 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 1986 | #3,887 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1985 | #3,514 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 1984 | #3,872 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1983 | #3,429 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1982 | #3,774 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1981 | #4,339 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 1979 | #8,991 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | #10,760 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1995 | #8,820 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1990 | #9,437 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1988 | #8,448 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1987 | #6,924 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1981 | #7,246 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1980 | #7,260 | 5 | 0.0003% |
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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