Boys' name · since 1997
Vanden
Vanden has 154 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,589 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 154
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Vanden is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 154 have been recorded since 1997.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vanden has been recorded 154 times among boys since 1997, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2022.
- #14,589 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 154 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vanden ranks #14,589 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 154 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,589 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 154
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Vanden's 154 recorded births place it above 67.92% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Vanden's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Vanden's full recorded timeline at 2012, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2015, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Vanden popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2022
- Peak year (2009)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Vanden by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (71 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Vanden's strongest decade.
71 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Vanden births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
63 births
- 2010s
2010s
71 births
- 2020s 14
2020s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 71 births (46% of all-time use).
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- Vanden's decade-level peak was the 2010s (71 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Vanden: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~25 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, 1997–2022 (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 Vanden 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.