Boys' name · since 1993
Vadim
Vadim has 539 recorded births since 1993 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,539 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,163 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 539
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Vadim currently ranks #11163 among boys' names in America, with 539 babies recorded since 1993.
Vadim has 539 recorded births among boys since 1993, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11163 as of the latest data, more common than 20% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2025.
- #7,539 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,163 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 539 born since 1993
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vadim ranks #7,539 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,163 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 539 born since 1993, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,539 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,163 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 539
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Vadim's 539 recorded births place it above 83.42% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Washington.
How Vadim compares
539 Top 43% higher than 57% 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
Vadim's all-time total is 46% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Vadim | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 539 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 34 | 22,252 |
Vadim's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Vadim's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1993, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 27, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Vadim popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Vadim by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (228 births, 42% of the file).
2000s was Vadim's strongest decade.
228 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Vadim births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 88
1990s
88 births
- 2000s
2000s
228 births
- 2010s
2010s
167 births
- 2020s 56
2020s
56 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 228 births (42% of all-time use).
How Vadim 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 Vadim's total volume
Vadim by state
Where Vadim concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Washington | | 92 | 17.1% |
| #2 | California | | 30 | 5.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5 | 0.9% |
92 of 539 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Vadim's data
- Vadim's decade-level peak was the 2000s (228 total births); usage has since declined to 56 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Washington records the most Vadims (92 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Washington names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Vadim: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1993–2025 (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 Vadim 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.