Recorded 1971–2015 Girls' name Peak 1985 204 births

Vaishali — girls' name

204 babies named Vaishali in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s401980s461990s362000s502010s32
2000s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Vaishali was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

14 babies were named Vaishali in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vaishali

The Social Security Administration has registered 204 babies named Vaishali between 1971 and 2015, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Vaishali currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vaishali performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 50 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Vaishali shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vaishali 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 204 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.

Vaishali at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

204

Since 1971

45 years of records

Peak year

1985

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1971

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2015

Vaishali popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1971

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1985)
14
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
46810121416 201520102005200019921985197919741971 8

Vaishali by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
50 births that decade — 25% of Vaishali's all-time total
1970s401980s461990s362000s502010s32

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vaishali?
204 babies have been named Vaishali since 1971. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1985 with 14 births.
When was Vaishali most popular?
Vaishali was most popular in the 2000s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
How long has the name Vaishali been used?
Vaishali has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 45 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Vaishali?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Vaishnavi, Vaida, Vail, Vaidehi, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1971–2015 (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.