Recorded 1922–1958 Boys' name Peak 1922 20 births

Vachel — boys' name

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.

1920s101950s10
1920s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Vachel was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

5 babies were named Vachel in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vachel

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Vachel between 1922 and 1958, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Vachel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1958. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vachel performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Vachel shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vachel 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 20 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.

Vachel at a glance

Last recorded 1958

Total births

20

Since 1922

37 years of records

Peak year

1922

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1958

Active since

1922

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 1958

Vachel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–1922

Last recorded 1958
Peak year (1922)
5
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
5 1958195619241922 5

Vachel by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
10 births that decade — 50% of Vachel's all-time total
1920s101950s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vachel?
20 babies have been named Vachel since 1922. It was last recorded in 1958. The peak year was 1922 with 5 births.
When was Vachel most popular?
Vachel was most popular in the 1920s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
How long has the name Vachel been used?
Vachel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 37 years of data through 1958.
What names are similar to Vachel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Vache, Vachon, Vaclav, Vachan. 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, 1922–1958 (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.