US rank #6854 Boys' name Peak 2024 211 births

Vahan — #6854 US boys' name

211 babies named Vahan in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s111920s321930s51980s131990s292000s222010s632020s36
#6854
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 52% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Vahan was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

12 babies were named Vahan in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vahan

The Social Security Administration has registered 211 babies named Vahan between 1917 and 2024, spanning 108 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Vahan currently holds the #6854 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vahan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 63 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Vahan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 48 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Vahan in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vahan 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 211 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.

Vahan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

211

Since 1917

108 years of records

Peak year

2024

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,854

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1917

Recorded for 108 years

Last year on file: 2024

Vahan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1917

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
12
Annual births at peak — across 108 years of records
468101214 202420202016201220051994193019241917 5

Vahan by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
63 births that decade — 30% of Vahan's all-time total
1910s111920s321930s51980s131990s292000s222010s632020s36

Vahan by state

Where Vahan concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Vahan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
48 22.7%
California share of Vahan's total US births 22.7%

48 of 211 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vahan?
211 babies have been named Vahan since 1917. It currently ranks #6854 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 12 births.
When was Vahan most popular?
Vahan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 63 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Vahan most popular?
The top states for the name Vahan are California (48 births).
How long has the name Vahan been used?
Vahan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 108 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Vahan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Vahe, Vahin, Vahn, Vahid, and 2 more. 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, 1917–2024 (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.