Boys' name · since 2009
Vaishnav
Vaishnav has 84 recorded births since 2009 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #18,598 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 84
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
Vaishnav is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 84 have been recorded since 2009.
Vaishnav has 84 recorded births among boys since 2009, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2023.
- #18,598 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 84 born since 2009
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vaishnav ranks #18,598 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 84 born since 2009, peaking in the 2010s.
- #18,598 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 84
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
Vaishnav's 84 recorded births place it above 59.1% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Vaishnav's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Vaishnav's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2009, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Vaishnav popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2023
- Peak year (2017)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Vaishnav by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (59 births, 70% of the file).
2010s was Vaishnav's strongest decade.
59 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 70% of all-time use.
Vaishnav births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
59 births
- 2020s 19
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 59 births (70% of all-time use).
Vaishnav by state
Where Vaishnav concentrates geographically, total births since 2009
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 6.0% |
5 of 84 births nationwide.
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- Vaishnav's decade-level peak was the 2010s (59 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Vaishnavs (5 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.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Vaishnav: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~14 yrs)
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, 2009–2023 (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 Vaishnav 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.