Vane — boys' name
152 babies named Vane in U.S. Social Security records since 1892, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
47% of everyone ever named Vane was born in this single decade.
11 babies were named Vane in 1919 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Vane
The Social Security Administration has registered 152 babies named Vane between 1892 and 1960, spanning 69 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Vane currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1960. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 11 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Vane performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 71 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Vane shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Vane 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 152 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.
Vane at a glance
Last recorded 1960Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Vane popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–1892
- Peak year (1919)
- 11
- Annual births at peak — across 69 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1960.
152 total births across 69 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1919 with 11 births in a single year.
Vane by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 71 births that decade — 47% of Vane's all-time total
Vane decade highlights
- Peak decade 71 births
- Runner-up 52 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1920s was Vane's strongest decade
71 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 47% of all-time use.
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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, 1892–1960 (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.