How Many People Are Named Vishal?
An estimated 1,681 people in the United States have the first name Vishal. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Vishal peaked in popularity in 2003 with 72 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Vishal as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Vishal paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,681
About 1 in 203,899 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
2003
72 births
Total Registered
1,729
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Vishal
Vishal is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,729 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Vishal as a male name
Ranked #14,089 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 2003 (72 births)
Vishal: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Vishal span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 540 babies were registered. Vishal has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Vishal by Decade
How has Vishal tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Vishal by State
Birth registrations for Vishal span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, New Jersey. The lowest are in Virginia, Michigan, Massachusetts. On average, about 85 Vishals were registered per state.
Vishal + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Vishal as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Vishal: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Vishal?
We estimate approximately 1,681 people named Vishal are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 203,899 Americans share this first name.
Is Vishal a common name?
Vishal is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,729 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Vishal most popular?
Vishal reached peak popularity in 2003, when 72 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Vishal is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Vishal a male name?
Vishal is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Vishal Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Vishal Smith, Vishal Johnson, Vishal Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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