Girls' name · since 1891
Vadie
445 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.
- #12,707 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 445
- born since 1891
- 1910s
- peak decade
Vadie sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 445 recorded since 1891.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vadie has been recorded 445 times among girls since 1891, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1891 to 1951.
- #12,707 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 445 born since 1891
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vadie ranks #12,707 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 445 born since 1891, peaking in the 1910s.
- #12,707 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 445
- born since 1891
- 1910s
- peak decade
Vadie's 445 recorded births place it above 82.43% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Mississippi.
Vadie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Vadie's SSA record in two at 1917 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1899, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1915 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Vadie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1891–1951
- Peak year (1915)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Vadie by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (130 births, 29% of the file).
1910s was Vadie's strongest decade.
130 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Vadie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s
1890s
54 births
- 1900s
1900s
76 births
- 1910s
1910s
130 births
- 1920s
1920s
107 births
- 1930s 49
1930s
49 births
- 1940s 21
1940s
21 births
- 1950s 8
1950s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 130 births (29% of all-time use).
Vadie by state
Where Vadie concentrates geographically, total births since 1891
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 5 | 1.1% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 5 | 1.1% |
5 of 445 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Vadie's decade-level peak was the 1910s (130 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Vadies (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi 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 Vadie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~60 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, 1891–1951 (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 Vadie 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.