US rank #7418 Boys' name Peak 2011 577 births

Vaibhav — #7418 US boys' name

577 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.

1990s652000s2182010s2422020s52
#7418
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 48% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Vaibhav was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

44 babies were named Vaibhav in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vaibhav

The Social Security Administration has registered 577 babies named Vaibhav between 1991 and 2024, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Vaibhav currently holds the #7418 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 44 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vaibhav performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 242 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Vaibhav shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 78 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Vaibhav in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vaibhav 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 577 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.

Vaibhav at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

577

Since 1991

34 years of records

Peak year

2011

44 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,418

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1991

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2024

Vaibhav popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1991

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
44
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
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Vaibhav by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
242 births that decade — 42% of Vaibhav's all-time total
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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 13.5%
#2 New Jersey
19 3.3%
#3 Texas
12 2.1%
California share of Vaibhav's total US births 13.5%
Even split

78 of 577 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vaibhav?
577 babies have been named Vaibhav since 1991. It currently ranks #7418 among boys. The peak year was 2011 with 44 births.
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?
Vaibhav has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 34 years of data through 2024.
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.

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, 1991–2024 (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.