Recorded 1916–1929 Boys' name Peak 1919 41 births

Vancil — boys' name

41 babies named Vancil in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1920s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Vancil was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

7 babies were named Vancil in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vancil

The Social Security Administration has registered 41 babies named Vancil between 1916 and 1929, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Vancil currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1929. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vancil performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Vancil shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vancil 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 41 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.

Vancil at a glance

Last recorded 1929

Total births

41

Since 1916

14 years of records

Peak year

1919

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1929

Active since

1916

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1929

Vancil popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1929–1916

Last recorded 1929
Peak year (1919)
7
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1929192819271924191919171916 5

Vancil by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
24 births that decade — 59% of Vancil's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vancil?
41 babies have been named Vancil since 1916. It was last recorded in 1929. The peak year was 1919 with 7 births.
When was Vancil most popular?
Vancil was most popular in the 1920s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
How long has the name Vancil been used?
Vancil has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 14 years of data through 1929.
What names are similar to Vancil?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Van, Vance, Vann, Vander, and 4 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, 1916–1929 (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.