Recorded 1891–1951 Girls' name Peak 1915 441 births

Vadie — girls' name

441 babies named Vadie in U.S. Social Security records since 1891, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s541900s761910s1301920s1071930s491940s171950s8
1910s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Vadie was born in this single decade.

1915
Single peak year

19 babies were named Vadie in 1915 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vadie

The Social Security Administration has registered 441 babies named Vadie between 1891 and 1951, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Vadie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1951. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vadie performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 130 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Vadie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Tennessee. In total, SSA state-level files list Vadie in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vadie 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 441 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.

Vadie at a glance

Last recorded 1951

Total births

441

Since 1891

61 years of records

Peak year

1915

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1951

Active since

1891

Recorded for 61 years

Last year on file: 1951

Vadie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1891

Last recorded 1951
Peak year (1915)
19
Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
05101520 195119331926192019141908190118941891 8

Vadie by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
130 births that decade — 29% of Vadie's all-time total
1890s541900s761910s1301920s1071930s491940s171950s8

Vadie by state

Where Vadie concentrates geographically — total births since 1891

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Vadie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Mississippi
5 1.1%
#2 Tennessee
5 1.1%
Mississippi share of Vadie's total US births 1.1%
Even split

5 of 441 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vadie?
441 babies have been named Vadie since 1891. It was last recorded in 1951. The peak year was 1915 with 19 births.
When was Vadie most popular?
Vadie was most popular in the 1910s decade with 130 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
Where is Vadie most popular?
The top states for the name Vadie are Mississippi (5 births), Tennessee (5 births).
How long has the name Vadie been used?
Vadie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1891, spanning 61 years of data through 1951.
What names are similar to Vadie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Vada, Vadis, Vadna, Vader, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1891–1951 (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.