boy's name
Vaayu
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 222
Vaayu is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 41 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2024, when 49 babies were given the name.
- It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
- Today about 1 in 80,867 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2019.
Vaayu over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2010s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2010s | 7 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 179 |
How popular is Vaayu?
In 2025, Vaayu was given to 41 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Vaayu is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Vaayu
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Vaayu also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Vaayu over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Vaayu
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Vaayu — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Vaayu
How popular is the name Vaayu?
In 2025, Vaayu was given to 41 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Vaayu a girl's or a boy's name?
Vaayu is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Vaayu most popular?
Vaayu peaked in 2024, when 49 babies were given the name. It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
Is Vaayu a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Vaayu currently ranks #2,906 in the United States. It is a recent arrival in the birth records. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.