US rank #5658 Boys' name Peak 1916 508 births

Vasco — #5658 US boys' name

508 babies named Vasco in U.S. Social Security records since 1910, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s951920s781930s631940s431950s241960s101970s111980s171990s172000s502010s552020s45
#5658
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 60% of names given to boys today.

1910s
Peak decade

19% of everyone ever named Vasco was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

18 babies were named Vasco in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vasco

The Social Security Administration has registered 508 babies named Vasco between 1910 and 2024, spanning 115 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Vasco currently holds the #5658 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vasco performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 95 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Vasco shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Vasco in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vasco 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 508 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.

Vasco at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

508

Since 1910

115 years of records

Peak year

1916

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

#5,658

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1910

Recorded for 115 years

Last year on file: 2024

Vasco popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1910

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1916)
18
Annual births at peak — across 115 years of records
05101520 202420152004197319461935192319141910 7

Vasco by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
95 births that decade — 19% of Vasco's all-time total
1910s951920s781930s631940s431950s241960s101970s111980s171990s172000s502010s552020s45

Vasco by state

Where Vasco concentrates geographically — total births since 1910

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Vasco
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
5 1.0%
Florida share of Vasco's total US births 1.0%

5 of 508 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vasco?
508 babies have been named Vasco since 1910. It currently ranks #5658 among boys. The peak year was 1916 with 18 births.
When was Vasco most popular?
Vasco was most popular in the 1910s decade with 95 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
Where is Vasco most popular?
The top states for the name Vasco are Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Vasco been used?
Vasco has been recorded in Social Security data since 1910, spanning 115 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Vasco?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Vasilios, Vashon, Vashawn, Vash, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1910–2024 (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.