Unisex name · since 1972
Vashon
Vashon has 767 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1973 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,060 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,333 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 767
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
Vashon currently ranks #12333 among unisex names in America, with 767 babies recorded since 1972.
Social Security Administration records show Vashon recorded 767 times among boys since 1972, holding rank #12333 nationally today, ahead of 11% of boys, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #6,060 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,333 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 767 born since 1972
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vashon ranks #6,060 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,333 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 767 born since 1972, peaking in the 1970s.
- #6,060 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,333 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 767
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
Vashon's 767 recorded births place it above 86.67% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Vashon compares
767 Top 36% higher than 64% of 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
Vashon's all-time total is 108% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Vashon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 767 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 96 | 34 | 22,252 |
Vashon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Vashon splits its recorded history at 1997: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2014 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1973 peak of 96 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Vashon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (1973)
- 96
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Vashon popularity over time - girls
69 total births recorded since 1973 (Vashon as girls' name)
Vashon by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (287 births, 37% of the file).
1970s was Vashon's strongest decade.
287 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Vashon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
287 births
- 1980s 79
1980s
79 births
- 1990s
1990s
162 births
- 2000s
2000s
157 births
- 2010s 72
2010s
72 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 287 births (37% of all-time use).
How Vashon compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Vashon's total volume
Vashon by state
Where Vashon concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 23 | 3.0% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 22 | 2.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 13 | 1.7% |
| #4 | California | | 12 | 1.6% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 11 | 1.4% |
| #6 | South Carolina | | 7 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.8% |
23 of 767 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Vashon appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Vashon's data
- Vashon's decade-level peak was the 1970s (287 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Vashons (23 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Vashon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Vashon 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.