Viral Popularity by Year
Follow Viral across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Viral birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Boys | 5 | #9,265 | Down 1,495 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 6 | #7,770 | Up 930 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 5 | #8,700 | Down 265 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 5 | #8,435 | Down 1,257 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 6 | #7,178 | Down 2,013 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 9 | #5,165 | Up 586 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 7 | #5,751 | Up 338 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 6 | #6,089 | Down 1,086 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 7 | #5,003 | Down 494 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 8 | #4,509 | — |