Boys' name · since 1923
Vardell
Vardell has 30 recorded births since 1923 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1951 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #25,956 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 30
- born since 1923
- 1930s
- peak decade
Vardell sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 30 recorded since 1923.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vardell has been recorded 30 times among boys since 1923, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 1951.
- #25,956 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 30 born since 1923
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vardell ranks #25,956 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 30 born since 1923, peaking in the 1930s.
- #25,956 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 30
- born since 1923
- 1930s
- peak decade
Vardell's 30 recorded births place it above 42.89% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Vardell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Vardell's full recorded timeline at 1931, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1923, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1951 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Vardell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–1951
- Peak year (1951)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Vardell by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (12 births, 40% of the file).
1930s was Vardell's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Vardell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
10 births
- 1930s
1930s
12 births
- 1950s
1950s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 12 births (40% of all-time use).
Vardell by state
Where Vardell concentrates geographically, total births since 1923
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 15 | 50.0% |
15 of 30 births nationwide.
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What to do with Vardell's data
- Vardell's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 1950s (8) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- North Carolina records the most Vardells (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Vardell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1951)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1923–1951 (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 Vardell 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.