Total births
41
Boys' name · since 1916
Vancil
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.
- 41
- total births
- 1916–1929
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 59%
- born in that decade
41 boys have been named Vancil since 1916, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Vancil has 41 recorded births among boys since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1929.
- 41 total births
- 1916–1929 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 59% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
41 boys have been named Vancil since 1916, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1929.
- 41
- total births
- 1916–1929
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 59%
- born in that decade
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.
Vancil's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Vancil splits its recorded history at 1924: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1916 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1919 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Vancil at a glance
Last recorded 1929Peak year
1919
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1916
Vancil popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1929
- Peak year (1919)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Vancil by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Vancil's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Vancil births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
17 births
- 1920s
1920s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 24 births (59% of all-time use).
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? ▼
Records for Vancil go back to 1916, giving 14 years of history 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.
Keep exploring Vancil
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1916–1929 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Vancil: Baby Name Since 1916 - 41 Births, Peak 1919." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/vancil. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Vancil 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 June 2026.