Boys' name · since 1917
Vahan
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.
- #12,640 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 211
- born since 1917
- 2010s
- peak decade
211 boys have been named Vahan since 1917, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Vahan recorded 211 times among boys since 1917, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, 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 1917 to 2024.
- #12,640 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 211 born since 1917
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vahan ranks #12,640 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 211 born since 1917, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,640 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 211
- born since 1917
- 2010s
- peak decade
Vahan's 211 recorded births place it above 72.2% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Vahan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Vahan splits its recorded history at 2008: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1917 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Vahan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2024
- Peak year (2024)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Vahan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (63 births, 30% of the file).
2010s was Vahan's strongest decade.
63 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Vahan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 11
1910s
11 births
- 1920s
1920s
32 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1980s 13
1980s
13 births
- 1990s
1990s
29 births
- 2000s 22
2000s
22 births
- 2010s
2010s
63 births
- 2020s
2020s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 63 births (30% of all-time use).
Vahan by state
Where Vahan concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 48 | 22.7% |
48 of 211 births nationwide.
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- Vahan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (63 total births) through the 2020s (36) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Vahans (48 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Vahan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~107 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, 1917–2024 (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 Vahan 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.