Boys' name · since 2008

Vardaan

Since 2008, U.S. Social Security records show 218 babies named Vardaan, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#12,443 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#3,306 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
218
born since 2008
2020s
peak decade

Vardaan currently ranks #3306 among boys' names in America, with 218 babies recorded since 2008.

Vardaan has 218 recorded births among boys since 2008, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3306 as of the latest data, more common than 76% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2025.

  • #12,443 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #3,306 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 218 born since 2008
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vardaan ranks #12,443 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,306 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 218 born since 2008, peaking in the 2020s.

#12,443 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#3,306 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
218
born since 2008
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%76.2%
Vardaan vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Vardaan's 218 recorded births place it above 72.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

4 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Vardaan compares

218 40th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Vardaan's all-time total is 41% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Vardaan Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 218 369 358,536
Peak-year births 45 34 22,252

Vardaan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Vardaan's SSA record in two at 2018 and the more recent half accounts for 74% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 26%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2008, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 45, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Vardaan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
45
Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
01020304050 20082013201520172019202120232025 36

Vardaan by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (149 births, 68% of the file).

2020s was Vardaan's strongest decade.

149 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.

Vardaan births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 149 births (68% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Vardaan by state

Where Vardaan concentrates geographically, total births since 2008

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Vardaan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
39 17.9%
#2 New Jersey
5 2.3%
#3 Texas
5 2.3%
#4 Washington
5 2.3%
California share of Vardaan's total US births 17.9%
Even split

39 of 218 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vardaan?
218 babies have been named Vardaan since 2008. All-time, it sits at #12,443 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #3,306 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 45 births.
Where does Vardaan sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vardaan ranks #12,443 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,306 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Vardaan most popular?
Vardaan was most popular in the 2020s decade with 149 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Vardaan most popular?
The top states for the name Vardaan are California (39 births), New Jersey (5 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Vardaan been used?
The SSA has tracked Vardaan since 2008 -- 18 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Vardaan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Varun, Varian, Varick, Varnell, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Vardaan's data

  • California records the most Vardaans (39 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Vardaan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2008–2025 (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 Vardaan 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.