Vishnu is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2007 and has grown less common since.
Vishnu is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #5,590 for boy births in the United States (and #11,798 across all names), given to 17 babies. Vishnu first appears in 1977 and peaked in 2007 (65 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | #5,590 |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 | #5,054 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | #5,897 |
| 2022 | 29 | 29 | #3,873 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | #5,544 |
| 2020 | 20 | 20 | #4,848 |
| 2019 | 22 | 22 | #4,623 |
| 2018 | 34 | 34 | #3,367 |
| 2017 | 35 | 35 | #3,310 |
| 2016 | 29 | 29 | #3,769 |
| 2015 | 25 | 25 | #4,170 |
| 2014 | 35 | 35 | #3,226 |
| 2013 | 43 | 43 | #2,761 |
| 2012 | 31 | 31 | #3,525 |
| 2011 | 39 | 39 | #2,997 |
| 2010 | 33 | 33 | #3,373 |
| 2009 | 52 | 52 | #2,484 |
| 2008 | 46 | 46 | #2,716 |
| 2007 | 65 | 65 | #2,116 |
| 2006 | 49 | 49 | #2,512 |
| 2005 | 40 | 40 | #2,750 |
| 2004 | 48 | 48 | #2,373 |
| 2003 | 45 | 45 | #2,390 |
| 2002 | 45 | 45 | #2,334 |
| 2001 | 34 | 34 | #2,794 |
| 2000 | 42 | 42 | #2,328 |
| 1999 | 31 | 31 | #2,792 |
| 1998 | 31 | 31 | #2,707 |
| 1997 | 18 | — | #3,870 |
| 1996 | 21 | — | #3,399 |
| 1995 | 20 | — | #3,425 |
| 1994 | 13 | — | #4,789 |
| 1993 | 10 | — | #5,754 |
| 1992 | 8 | — | #6,659 |
| 1991 | 8 | — | #6,500 |
| 1990 | 11 | — | #4,982 |
| 1989 | 5 | — | #9,175 |
| 1988 | 6 | — | #7,237 |
| 1986 | 6 | — | #6,696 |
| 1985 | 6 | — | #6,500 |
| 1984 | 5 | — | #7,303 |
| 1982 | 7 | — | #5,606 |
| 1981 | 7 | — | #5,450 |
| 1977 | 6 | — | #5,821 |