Boys' name · since 1991

Vaibhav

593 babies named Vaibhav in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#7,123 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#5,725 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
593
born since 1991
2010s
peak decade

593 babies have been named Vaibhav since 1991, making it today's #5725 boys' name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vaibhav has been recorded 593 times among boys since 1991, currently ranked #5725 nationally and more common than 59% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.

  • #7,123 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #5,725 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 593 born since 1991
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vaibhav ranks #7,123 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,725 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 593 born since 1991, peaking in the 2010s.

#7,123 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#5,725 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
593
born since 1991
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%58.9%
Vaibhav vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Vaibhav's 593 recorded births place it above 84.33% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

3 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Vaibhav compares

593 Top 41% higher than 59% 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

Vaibhav's all-time total is 61% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Vaibhav Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 593 369 358,536
Peak-year births 44 34 22,252

Vaibhav's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Vaibhav's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1991, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 44, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Vaibhav popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
44
Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
01020304050 19911997200220072012201720222025 16

Vaibhav by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (242 births, 41% of the file).

2010s was Vaibhav's strongest decade.

242 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.

Vaibhav births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 242 births (41% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Vaibhav 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 Vaibhav's total volume

Vaibhav vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20%25% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -25, 16%-21, 11.6%-17, 22.3%-27, 7.6%-54, 3.9%-55, 8.8%-53, 4.2%-109, 4.9%-46, 6.6%-18, 14.5%-44, 4.6%-35, 5.6%-35, 5.5%-26, 11.6%-38, 5.8%Vaibhav-35, 7.4%Vaibhav
Vaibhav vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Vaibhav by state

Where Vaibhav concentrates geographically, total births since 1991

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Vaibhav
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
78 13.2%
#2 New Jersey
19 3.2%
#3 Texas
12 2.0%
California share of Vaibhav's total US births 13.2%
Even split

78 of 593 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vaibhav?
593 babies have been named Vaibhav since 1991. All-time, it sits at #7,123 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #5,725 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 2011 with 44 births.
Where does Vaibhav sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vaibhav ranks #7,123 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,725 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Vaibhav most popular?
Vaibhav was most popular in the 2010s decade with 242 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Vaibhav most popular?
The top states for the name Vaibhav are California (78 births), New Jersey (19 births), Texas (12 births).
How long has the name Vaibhav been used?
The SSA has tracked Vaibhav since 1991 -- 35 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Vaibhav?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Vail, Vaishnav, Vaiden, Vairon, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Vaibhav's data

  • Vaibhav's decade-level peak was the 2010s (242 total births); usage has since declined to 68 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Vaibhavs (78 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.

Keep exploring Vaibhav

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Vaibhav: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1991–2025 (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 Vaibhav 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.