US rank #2703 Boys' name Peak 2024 145 births

Vaayu — #2703 US boys' name

145 babies named Vaayu in U.S. Social Security records since 2019, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s72020s138
#2703
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 81% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

95% of everyone ever named Vaayu was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

49 babies were named Vaayu in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vaayu

The Social Security Administration has registered 145 babies named Vaayu between 2019 and 2024, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Vaayu currently holds the #2703 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 49 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vaayu performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 138 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Vaayu shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 27 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Vaayu in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vaayu 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 145 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.

Vaayu at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

145

Since 2019

6 years of records

Peak year

2024

49 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#2,703

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2019

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 2024

Vaayu popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2019

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
49
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
0102030405060 202420232022202120202019 7

Vaayu by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
138 births that decade — 95% of Vaayu's all-time total
2010s72020s138

Vaayu by state

Where Vaayu concentrates geographically — total births since 2019

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Vaayu
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
27 18.6%
#2 Texas
17 11.7%
#3 New Jersey
11 7.6%
#4 North Carolina
5 3.4%
California share of Vaayu's total US births 18.6%
Even split

27 of 145 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vaayu?
145 babies have been named Vaayu since 2019. It currently ranks #2703 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 49 births.
When was Vaayu most popular?
Vaayu was most popular in the 2020s decade with 138 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Vaayu most popular?
The top states for the name Vaayu are California (27 births), Texas (17 births), New Jersey (11 births).
How long has the name Vaayu been used?
Vaayu has been recorded in Social Security data since 2019, spanning 6 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Vaayu?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Vaan, Vaahin. 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, 2019–2024 (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.