Boys' name · since 1922
Vachel
20 babies named Vachel in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #29,238 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 20
- born since 1922
- 1920s
- peak decade
Vachel is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 20 have been recorded since 1922.
Social Security Administration records show Vachel recorded 20 times among boys since 1922, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 1958.
- #29,238 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 20 born since 1922
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vachel ranks #29,238 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 20 born since 1922, peaking in the 1920s.
- #29,238 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 20
- born since 1922
- 1920s
- peak decade
Vachel's 20 recorded births place it above 35.65% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Vachel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Vachel's full recorded timeline at 1956, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1922, with just 5 recorded births.
Vachel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–1958
- Peak year (1922)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Vachel by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (10 births, 50% of the file).
1920s was Vachel's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Vachel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
10 births
- 1950s
1950s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 10 births (50% of all-time use).
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What to do with Vachel's data
- Vachel's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 1950s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Vachel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1922–1958 (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 Vachel 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.