Boys' name · since 1915
Vaden
568 babies named Vaden in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,322 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,789 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 568
- born since 1915
- 2010s
- peak decade
Vaden currently ranks #9789 among boys' names in America, with 568 babies recorded since 1915.
Social Security Administration records show Vaden recorded 568 times among boys since 1915, holding rank #9789 nationally today, ahead of 30% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #7,322 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,789 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 568 born since 1915
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vaden ranks #7,322 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,789 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 568 born since 1915, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,322 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,789 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 568
- born since 1915
- 2010s
- peak decade
Vaden's 568 recorded births place it above 83.9% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Vaden compares
568 Top 42% higher than 58% of 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
Vaden's all-time total is 54% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Vaden | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 568 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 34 | 22,252 |
Vaden's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Vaden's SSA record in two at 1962 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1922, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Vaden popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Vaden popularity over time - girls
6 total births recorded since 1918 (Vaden as girls' name)
Vaden by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (131 births, 23% of the file).
2010s was Vaden's strongest decade.
131 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Vaden births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 19
1910s
19 births
- 1920s
1920s
61 births
- 1930s
1930s
56 births
- 1940s 38
1940s
38 births
- 1950s 37
1950s
37 births
- 1960s 19
1960s
19 births
- 1970s 8
1970s
8 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
124 births
- 2010s
2010s
131 births
- 2020s
2020s
59 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 131 births (23% of all-time use).
How Vaden compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Vaden's total volume
Vaden by state
Where Vaden concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
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What to do with Vaden's data
- Vaden's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (131 total births) through the 2020s (59) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Vadens (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Vaden: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~110 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, 1915–2025 (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 Vaden 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.