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Vision

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Pronounced VIH-zhun /ˈvɪʒ.ən/High

Meaning: The English word 'vision,' used plainly as a name: sight, foresight, or something seen in the mind or in a dream. It comes from the Latin visio ('sight'), from videre, 'to see.'Medium

In 30 seconds: A word-name, plain and clear: Vision means sight and foresight (said 'VIH-zhun'). Bold and aspirational.
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Origin MediumEnglish, Latin
MeaningThe English word 'vision,' used plainly as a name: sight, foresight, or something seen in the mind or in a dream. It comes from the Latin visio ('sight'), from videre, 'to see.'
U.S. rank (2024)#15091 ↘ Falling
2024 U.S. births6 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year2020
Total births (all-time)≈ 82

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 202020002024

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Vision is the English word used as a given name. It traces to the Latin visio ('sight'), from videre, 'to see,' and carries both the literal sense of sight and the larger one of foresight or a guiding dream. It belongs with the modern aspirational word-names — bold, clear, and unmistakable in meaning (said 'VIH-zhun').

It appears only very rarely in the U.S. Rare, bold, and word-plain.

Did you know? Vision is simply the English word — from the Latin videre, 'to see' — used straight as a name, in the same aspirational family as Justice, Destiny, and Legend (said 'VIH-zhun').
Overall data confidence 60%
References — Vision — English word-name; Latin visio 'sight'

Variations

VisiounVizionVisionne

Nicknames

ViVizzy

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Vision mean?

Vision is the English word for sight or foresight, from Latin videre, 'to see,' used plainly as a name.

How do you pronounce Vision?

It's said VIH-zhun /ˈvɪʒ.ən/ — two syllables, stress on the first.

Is Vision a boy or girl name?

Here Vision is used as a girl's name; as a word-name it can be used for any child.

How popular is Vision?

Vision is a very rare name in the U.S.

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