Recorded 1983–1997 Boys' name Peak 1987 50 births

Vannak — boys' name

50 babies named Vannak in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s391990s11
1980s
Peak decade

78% of everyone ever named Vannak was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

11 babies were named Vannak in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vannak

The Social Security Administration has registered 50 babies named Vannak between 1983 and 1997, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Vannak currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vannak performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Vannak shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Vannak in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vannak 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 50 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.

Vannak at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

50

Since 1983

15 years of records

Peak year

1987

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1983

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1997

Vannak popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1983

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1987)
11
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4681012 1997199319871986198519841983 7

Vannak by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
39 births that decade — 78% of Vannak's all-time total
1980s391990s11

Vannak by state

Where Vannak concentrates geographically — total births since 1983

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Vannak
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 10.0%
California share of Vannak's total US births 10.0%

5 of 50 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vannak?
50 babies have been named Vannak since 1983. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1987 with 11 births.
When was Vannak most popular?
Vannak was most popular in the 1980s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
Where is Vannak most popular?
The top states for the name Vannak are California (5 births).
How long has the name Vannak been used?
Vannak has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 15 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Vannak?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Van, Vance, Vann, Vander, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1983–1997 (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.