Recorded 1896–1987 Girls' name Peak 1955 653 births

Vangie — girls' name

653 babies named Vangie in U.S. Social Security records since 1896, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s51900s71910s151920s551930s601940s1021950s1671960s1371970s901980s15
1950s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Vangie was born in this single decade.

1955
Single peak year

19 babies were named Vangie in 1955 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vangie

The Social Security Administration has registered 653 babies named Vangie between 1896 and 1987, spanning 92 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Vangie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1987. The name reached its historical peak in 1955, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vangie performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 167 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Vangie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Mexico, which accounts for 49 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Vangie in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vangie 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 653 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.

Vangie at a glance

Last recorded 1987

Total births

653

Since 1896

92 years of records

Peak year

1955

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1987

Active since

1896

Recorded for 92 years

Last year on file: 1987

Vangie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1896

Last recorded 1987
Peak year (1955)
19
Annual births at peak — across 92 years of records
05101520 198719741966195819501942193119131896 5

Vangie by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
167 births that decade — 26% of Vangie's all-time total
1890s51900s71910s151920s551930s601940s1021950s1671960s1371970s901980s15

Vangie by state

Where Vangie concentrates geographically — total births since 1896

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Vangie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Mexico
49 7.5%
#2 California
10 1.5%
#3 Texas
10 1.5%
New Mexico share of Vangie's total US births 7.5%
Even split

49 of 653 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vangie?
653 babies have been named Vangie since 1896. It was last recorded in 1987. The peak year was 1955 with 19 births.
When was Vangie most popular?
Vangie was most popular in the 1950s decade with 167 total births. The single peak year was 1955.
Where is Vangie most popular?
The top states for the name Vangie are New Mexico (49 births), California (10 births), Texas (10 births).
How long has the name Vangie been used?
Vangie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1896, spanning 92 years of data through 1987.
What names are similar to Vangie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Vanessa, Vanesa, Vannessa, Vania, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1896–1987 (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.