Boys' name · since 2019
Vaayu
Since 2019, U.S. Social Security records show 186 babies named Vaayu, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,418 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,035 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 186
- born since 2019
- 2020s
- peak decade
Vaayu currently ranks #3035 among boys' names in America, with 186 babies recorded since 2019.
Social Security Administration records show Vaayu recorded 186 times among boys since 2019, holding rank #3035 nationally today, ahead of 78% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2019 to 2025.
- #13,418 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,035 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 186 born since 2019
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vaayu ranks #13,418 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,035 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 186 born since 2019, peaking in the 2020s.
- #13,418 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,035 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 186
- born since 2019
- 2020s
- peak decade
Vaayu's 186 recorded births place it above 70.49% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Vaayu compares
186 37th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Vaayu's all-time total is 50% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Vaayu | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 186 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 49 | 34 | 22,252 |
Vaayu's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Vaayu splits its recorded history at 2022: 83% of all births land in the more recent half, 17% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2019 (7 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 49 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Vaayu popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 49
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Vaayu by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (179 births, 96% of the file).
2020s was Vaayu's strongest decade.
179 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 96% of all-time use.
Vaayu births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
- 2020s
2020s
179 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 179 births (96% of all-time use).
Vaayu by state
Where Vaayu concentrates geographically, total births since 2019
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 37 | 19.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 26 | 14.0% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 11 | 5.9% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 5 | 2.7% |
37 of 186 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- California records the most Vaayus (37 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Vaayu: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~6 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2019–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Vaayu draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.