Boys' name · since 1923
Vasilios
Vasilios has 1,500 recorded births since 1923 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1975 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,960 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,235 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,500
- born since 1923
- 1970s
- peak decade
Vasilios currently ranks #5235 among boys' names in America, with 1,500 babies recorded since 1923.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vasilios has been recorded 1,500 times among boys since 1923, currently ranked #5235 nationally and more common than 62% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. 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 2025.
- #3,960 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,235 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,500 born since 1923
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vasilios ranks #3,960 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,235 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,500 born since 1923, peaking in the 1970s.
- #3,960 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,235 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,500
- born since 1923
- 1970s
- peak decade
Vasilios's 1,500 recorded births place it above 91.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Vasilios compares
1,500 Top 26% higher than 74% 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
Vasilios's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Vasilios | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,500 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 45 | 34 | 22,252 |
Vasilios's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Vasilios splits its recorded history at 1993: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1923 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1975 peak of 45 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Vasilios popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–2025
- Peak year (1975)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 103 years of records
Vasilios by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (315 births, 21% of the file).
1970s was Vasilios's strongest decade.
315 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Vasilios births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1960s 109
1960s
109 births
- 1970s
1970s
315 births
- 1980s
1980s
295 births
- 1990s
1990s
250 births
- 2000s
2000s
238 births
- 2010s
2010s
202 births
- 2020s 85
2020s
85 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 315 births (21% of all-time use).
How Vasilios 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 Vasilios's total volume
Vasilios by state
Where Vasilios concentrates geographically, total births since 1923
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 398 | 26.5% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 77 | 5.1% |
| #3 | Massachusetts | | 33 | 2.2% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 30 | 2.0% |
| #5 | California | | 5 | 0.3% |
398 of 1,500 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Vasilios's data
- Vasilios's decade-level peak was the 1970s (315 total births); usage has since declined to 85 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Vasilioss (398 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Vasilios: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~102 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, 1923–2025 (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 Vasilios 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.