Boys' name · since 1917

Vasile

Vasile has 36 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#24,602 of 45,481
all-time among boys
36
born since 1917
2020s
peak decade

Vasile sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 36 recorded since 1917.

Vasile has 36 recorded births among boys since 1917, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 1917 to 2024.

  • #24,602 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 36 born since 1917
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vasile ranks #24,602 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 36 born since 1917, peaking in the 2020s.

#24,602 of 45,481
all-time among boys
36
born since 1917
2020s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Vasile's 36 recorded births place it above 45.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Vasile's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Vasile's full recorded timeline at 2022, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1917, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Vasile popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2024

Last recorded 2024
Peak year (2022)
10
Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
4681012 191719201926202220232024 5

Vasile by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (20 births, 56% of the file).

2020s was Vasile's strongest decade.

20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.

Vasile births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 20 births (56% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vasile? ▼
Since 1917, Social Security records show 36 babies named Vasile. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #24,602 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2024. Its busiest year on record was 2022, with 10 births.
Where does Vasile sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vasile ranks #24,602 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Vasile most popular? ▼
Vasile was most popular in the 2020s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Vasile been used? ▼
Records for Vasile go back to 1917, giving 108 years of history through 2024.
What names are similar to Vasile? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Vasilios, Vashon, Vasco, Vashawn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Vasile

Nearby Names Like Vasile

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Vasile

Vasilios Boy
#5235 1,500 births
Vashon Boy
#12333 767 births
Vasco Boy
#6164 523 births
Vashawn Boy
#10939 505 births
Vash Boy
#5349 334 births

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Domer
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Elzo
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Vasile: 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, 1917–2024 (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 Vasile 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.