Girls' name · since 1896
Vangie
Vangie has 653 recorded births since 1896 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1955 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,976 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 653
- born since 1896
- 1950s
- peak decade
653 girls have been named Vangie since 1896, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vangie has been recorded 653 times among girls since 1896, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1896 to 1987.
- #9,976 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 653 born since 1896
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vangie ranks #9,976 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 653 born since 1896, peaking in the 1950s.
- #9,976 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 653
- born since 1896
- 1950s
- peak decade
Vangie's 653 recorded births place it above 86.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New Mexico.
Vangie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Vangie's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1896, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1955 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Vangie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1896–1987
- Peak year (1955)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 92 years of records
Vangie by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (167 births, 26% of the file).
1950s was Vangie's strongest decade.
167 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Vangie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 7
1900s
7 births
- 1910s 15
1910s
15 births
- 1920s 55
1920s
55 births
- 1930s 60
1930s
60 births
- 1940s
1940s
102 births
- 1950s
1950s
167 births
- 1960s
1960s
137 births
- 1970s
1970s
90 births
- 1980s 15
1980s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 167 births (26% of all-time use).
How Vangie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Vangie's total volume
Vangie by state
Where Vangie concentrates geographically, total births since 1896
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Mexico | | 49 | 7.5% |
| #2 | California | | 10 | 1.5% |
| #3 | Texas | | 10 | 1.5% |
49 of 653 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Vangie's data
- Vangie's decade-level peak was the 1950s (167 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New Mexico records the most Vangies (49 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Mexico names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Vangie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1955)
Similar record span (~91 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, 1896–1987 (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 Vangie 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.