Recorded 1923–1951 Boys' name Peak 1951 30 births

Vardell — boys' name

30 babies named Vardell in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 1951. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s101930s121950s8
1930s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Vardell was born in this single decade.

1951
Single peak year

8 babies were named Vardell in 1951 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vardell

The Social Security Administration has registered 30 babies named Vardell between 1923 and 1951, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Vardell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1951. The name reached its historical peak in 1951, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vardell performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Vardell shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Vardell in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vardell 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 30 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.

Vardell at a glance

Last recorded 1951

Total births

30

Since 1923

29 years of records

Peak year

1951

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1951

Active since

1923

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 1951

Vardell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1923

Last recorded 1951
Peak year (1951)
8
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
456789 19511939193119271923 5

Vardell by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
12 births that decade — 40% of Vardell's all-time total
1920s101930s121950s8

Vardell by state

Where Vardell concentrates geographically — total births since 1923

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Vardell
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
15 50.0%
North Carolina share of Vardell's total US births 50.0%

15 of 30 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vardell?
30 babies have been named Vardell since 1923. It was last recorded in 1951. The peak year was 1951 with 8 births.
When was Vardell most popular?
Vardell was most popular in the 1930s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1951.
Where is Vardell most popular?
The top states for the name Vardell are North Carolina (15 births).
How long has the name Vardell been used?
Vardell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1923, spanning 29 years of data through 1951.
What names are similar to Vardell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Varun, Varian, Varick, Vardaan, 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, 1923–1951 (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.