Recorded 1981–1992 Boys' name Peak 1982 56 births

Va — boys' name

56 babies named Va in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s441990s12
1980s
Peak decade

79% of everyone ever named Va was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

8 babies were named Va in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Va

The Social Security Administration has registered 56 babies named Va between 1981 and 1992, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Va currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Va performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 44 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Va shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Va in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Va in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 56 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Va at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

56

Since 1981

12 years of records

Peak year

1982

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1981

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1992

Va popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1981

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1982)
8
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
456789 199219901989198819851984198319821981 6

Va by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
44 births that decade — 79% of Va's all-time total
1980s441990s12

Va by state

Where Va concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Va
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
12 21.4%
California share of Va's total US births 21.4%

12 of 56 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Va?
56 babies have been named Va since 1981. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1982 with 8 births.
When was Va most popular?
Va was most popular in the 1980s decade with 44 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
Where is Va most popular?
The top states for the name Va are California (12 births).
How long has the name Va been used?
Va has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 12 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Va?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Van, Vance, Vaughn, Valentin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1981–1992 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.