Vi
Meaning
royal fern; the vi of tường vi, the multiflora rose; also spelled Vy
The formal names behind Vi
Vi is an established short form of this name.
Violet · Latin origin · "the violet," from the Latin viola, the small purple flower of modesty in the old flower language; a fixture of Victorian nurseries revived a century later into the top tier. The rare color name and flower name in one
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Vi has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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Popularity in Brazil
130 people · the #34,267 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 21
Among people named Vi living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Vi
Most people given the name Vi in the United States were born between 1980 and 2009. The Vi you meet today is most often in her 20s or 30s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Vi deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Vi truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Vi fits with your family’s names and surname.
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