Recorded 1978–2021 Boys' name Peak 2000 186 births

Vasilis — boys' name

186 babies named Vasilis in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s581990s342000s692010s152020s5
2000s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Vasilis was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

11 babies were named Vasilis in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vasilis

The Social Security Administration has registered 186 babies named Vasilis between 1978 and 2021, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Vasilis currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vasilis performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 69 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Vasilis shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Vasilis in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vasilis 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 186 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.

Vasilis at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

186

Since 1978

44 years of records

Peak year

2000

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1978

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2021

Vasilis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1978

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2000)
11
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
4681012 20212008200420001992198619821978 5

Vasilis by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
69 births that decade — 37% of Vasilis's all-time total
1970s51980s581990s342000s692010s152020s5

Vasilis by state

Where Vasilis concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Vasilis
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
10 5.4%
New York share of Vasilis's total US births 5.4%

10 of 186 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vasilis?
186 babies have been named Vasilis since 1978. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2000 with 11 births.
When was Vasilis most popular?
Vasilis was most popular in the 2000s decade with 69 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Vasilis most popular?
The top states for the name Vasilis are New York (10 births).
How long has the name Vasilis been used?
Vasilis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 44 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Vasilis?
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.

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, 1978–2021 (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.