477 Boy Names That Start With V (with Meanings and Popularity)

477 Boy Names That Start With V (with Meanings and Popularity)

Boy names that start with V have shown remarkable consistency for the past century, with timeless traditionals Victor and Vincent never out of the Top 200 — but never in the Top 50 either.

Along with Victor and Vincent, other cool V boy names in the US Top 1000 include Valentin, Vihaan, Vincenzo and Van. In the UK, exotic V-starting options like Vivaan, Vladimir and Viktor join retro nickname names Vinnie and Vinny in the Top 1000.

The vivacious V sound is red-hot in baby names right now: think Avery and Ava, Everett and Everly, Oliver and Olivia. V boy names have a special verve and vibrancy which sets them apart from the pack: unusual choices we love include Viggo, Valor, Virgil, and Vito.

Here, our full selection of boy names that start with V, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry.

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  1. Vincent
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "conquering"
  2. Viggo
    • Origin:

      Scandinavian
    • Meaning:

      "war"
  3. Victor
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "conqueror"
  4. Valentine
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "strength, health"
  5. Virgil
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "staff bearer"
  6. Van
    • Origin:

      Dutch
    • Meaning:

      "of"
  7. Vaughn
    • Origin:

      Welsh
    • Meaning:

      "small"
  8. Vance
    • Origin:

      English and Irish
    • Meaning:

      "someone who lives near marshland"
  9. Valerian
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "strength, health"
  10. Vigo
    • Origin:

      Italian surname
    • Meaning:

      "settlement"
  11. Valor
    • Origin:

      Word name
    • Meaning:

      "courage and bravery"
  12. Vander
    • Valentin
      • Origin:

        French, German, Russian, Czech, Scandinavian variation of Valentine
      • Meaning:

        "strength, health"
    • Vladimir
      • Origin:

        Slavic
      • Meaning:

        "great ruler, peaceful ruler, ruler of the world"
    • Vesper
      • Origin:

        Latin
      • Meaning:

        "evening star"
    • Vinicius
      • Origin:

        Latin
      • Meaning:

        "wine / vine"
    • Valen
      • Origin:

        Latin
      • Meaning:

        "strength, health"
    • Vincenzo
      • Origin:

        Italian variation of Vincent
      • Meaning:

        "conquering"
    • Vince
      • Origin:

        Short form of Vincent, Latin
      • Meaning:

        "conquering"
    • Valo
      • Origin:

        Finnish; Malagasy
      • Meaning:

        "light"