Names That Start With V
Here are the names that start with V that families actually use, taken from US birth records: 1,014 girl names, 486 boy names and 3 names often given to both. Each column below shows the 25 used most often, with the number of babies given the name since 1880.
V names start with a buzzing, lively sound. Virginia, Victoria and Valerie are long and graceful, while Vincent and Victor give boys a strong and familiar option.
Girls have about 1,000 names under V and boys nearly 490. Van and Vance are short boy names that work well with a long surname.
Vicky, Val, Vinnie and Vic are easy short forms. Because V is less common, a V name will often be the only one in a class. If you want girls or boys only, visit the separate V pages.
- Girl names
- 1,014
- Boy names
- 486
- Unisex names
- 3
- Last names
- 3,861
Most popular names that start with V
Top girl names
- Virginia 648,386
- Victoria 486,583
- Valerie 257,604
- Vanessa 252,538
- Veronica 217,360
- Vivian 204,862
- Vicki 153,206
- Vera 138,843
- Violet 137,149
- Viola 131,162
- Vickie 109,977
- Velma 86,602
- Verna 68,792
- Valeria 64,850
- Vicky 53,236
- Valentina 33,243
- Virgie 21,790
- Viviana 20,808
- Valarie 18,335
- Vivienne 13,611
- Veda 11,415
- Valencia 10,900
- Vida 10,688
- Vada 10,460
- Vonda 10,310
Top boy names
- Vincent 337,626
- Victor 315,431
- Vernon 145,460
- Virgil 71,204
- Van 27,384
- Vance 25,177
- Vaughn 19,919
- Vicente 18,831
- Vito 14,254
- Vince 11,685
- Vern 11,462
- Valentin 9,131
- Vincenzo 7,783
- Valentino 7,434
- Valentine 6,197
- Verne 5,841
- Val 5,549
- Vladimir 5,295
- Von 5,015
- Vidal 3,942
- Verlin 3,801
- Vinson 3,680
- Vernell 3,327
- Vihaan 3,110
- Vernie 2,760
V names popular right now
Girl and boy names starting with V in the 2017 top 1,000, with their rank.
- Victoria #19 girl
- Violet #48 girl
- Valentina #94 girl
- Vivian #97 girl
- Vincent #108 boy
- Valeria #156 girl
- Victor #165 boy
- Valerie #167 girl
- Vanessa #204 girl
- Vivienne #252 girl
- Vera #278 girl
- Veronica #377 girl
- Viviana #411 girl
- Virginia #513 girl
- Vihaan #662 boy
- Valentino #670 boy
- Vicente #763 boy
- Vincenzo #826 boy
- Vance #834 boy
- Veda #863 girl
- Vienna #895 girl
- Van #910 boy
- Valentin #924 boy
- Vivaan #943 boy
Unisex names that start with V
Names where at least a quarter of babies were girls and at least a quarter were boys.
| Name | Girls | Boys | Babies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vernell | 68% | 32% | 10,451 |
| Vernie | 59% | 41% | 6,718 |
| Verdell | 61% | 39% | 3,425 |
More letters: unisex names A to Z.
Names that start and end with V
- Vladislav
- Vaibhav
- Vibhav
- Vaishnav
- Vladyslav
- Vasudev
- Vyacheslav
- Vaclav
- Viv
- Vishv
Common last names with V
- Vasquez
- Vargas
- Valdez
- Vega
- Vaughn
- Vazquez
- Velasquez
- Vincent
- Villarreal
- Valencia
- Vance
- Villanueva
- Valenzuela
- Velez
- Velazquez
- Villa
Questions people ask
What are the most common names that start with V?
For girls, Virginia, Victoria, Valerie, Vanessa. For boys, Vincent, Victor, Vernon, Virgil. These have been given to the most babies in US records.
How many names start with V?
US birth records list 1,014 girl names and 486 boy names starting with V.
What are gender neutral names that start with V?
Names often given to both girls and boys include Vernell, Vernie, Verdell.
What names start and end with V?
Vladislav, Vaibhav, Vibhav, Vaishnav, Vladyslav, Vasudev, Vyacheslav, Vaclav.
Source: US Social Security baby name records for every name given to at least 5 babies in a year, from 1880 to 2017; last names from the US Census surname list (every surname shared by 100 or more people).