Unisex name · since 1915
Vandy
Vandy has 299 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1950 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,614 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 299
- born since 1915
- 1950s
- peak decade
Vandy is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 299 have been recorded since 1915.
Vandy has 299 recorded births among boys since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1994.
- #10,614 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 299 born since 1915
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vandy ranks #10,614 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 299 born since 1915, peaking in the 1950s.
- #10,614 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 299
- born since 1915
- 1950s
- peak decade
Vandy's 299 recorded births place it above 76.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Vandy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Vandy's full recorded timeline at 1959, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1915, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1950 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Vandy popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1994
- Peak year (1950)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 80 years of records
Vandy popularity over time - girls
193 total births recorded since 1955 (Vandy as girls' name)
Vandy by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (68 births, 23% of the file).
1950s was Vandy's strongest decade.
68 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Vandy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 19
1910s
19 births
- 1920s 8
1920s
8 births
- 1930s 8
1930s
8 births
- 1940s
1940s
57 births
- 1950s
1950s
68 births
- 1960s
1960s
52 births
- 1970s 27
1970s
27 births
- 1980s
1980s
40 births
- 1990s 20
1990s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 68 births (23% of all-time use).
Vandy by state
Where Vandy concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 2.0% |
6 of 299 births nationwide.
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What to do with Vandy's data
- Vandy's decade-level peak was the 1950s (68 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Vandys (6 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 Vandy: 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 (~79 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, 1915–1994 (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 Vandy 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.