Recorded 1978–1992 Boys' name Peak 1978 22 births

Vahid — boys' name

22 babies named Vahid in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s61990s10
1990s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Vahid was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

6 babies were named Vahid in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vahid

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Vahid between 1978 and 1992, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Vahid currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vahid performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Vahid shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vahid 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 22 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.

Vahid at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

22

Since 1978

15 years of records

Peak year

1978

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1978

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1992

Vahid popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1978

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1978)
6
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4.555.566.5 1992199119801978 6

Vahid by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
10 births that decade — 45% of Vahid's all-time total
1970s61980s61990s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vahid?
22 babies have been named Vahid since 1978. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1978 with 6 births.
When was Vahid most popular?
Vahid was most popular in the 1990s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Vahid been used?
Vahid has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 15 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Vahid?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Vahe, Vahan, Vahin, Vahn, 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, 1978–1992 (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.