Recorded 2009–2023 Boys' name Peak 2017 84 births

Vaishnav — boys' name

84 babies named Vaishnav in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s62010s592020s19
2010s
Peak decade

70% of everyone ever named Vaishnav was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

11 babies were named Vaishnav in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vaishnav

The Social Security Administration has registered 84 babies named Vaishnav between 2009 and 2023, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Vaishnav currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vaishnav performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 59 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Vaishnav shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Vaishnav in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vaishnav 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 84 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.

Vaishnav at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

84

Since 2009

15 years of records

Peak year

2017

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2009

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2023

Vaishnav popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2009

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2017)
11
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4681012 20232022202120172015201420132012201120102009 6

Vaishnav by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
59 births that decade — 70% of Vaishnav's all-time total
2000s62010s592020s19

Vaishnav by state

Where Vaishnav concentrates geographically — total births since 2009

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Vaishnav
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 6.0%
California share of Vaishnav's total US births 6.0%

5 of 84 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vaishnav?
84 babies have been named Vaishnav since 2009. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2017 with 11 births.
When was Vaishnav most popular?
Vaishnav was most popular in the 2010s decade with 59 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Vaishnav most popular?
The top states for the name Vaishnav are California (5 births).
How long has the name Vaishnav been used?
Vaishnav has been recorded in Social Security data since 2009, spanning 15 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Vaishnav?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Vaibhav, Vail, 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, 2009–2023 (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.