Recorded 1884–1967 Girls' name Peak 1915 781 births

Vassie — girls' name

781 babies named Vassie in U.S. Social Security records since 1884, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s291890s1021900s1581910s1681920s1601930s791940s481950s271960s10
1910s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Vassie was born in this single decade.

1915
Single peak year

25 babies were named Vassie in 1915 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vassie

The Social Security Administration has registered 781 babies named Vassie between 1884 and 1967, spanning 84 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Vassie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1967. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vassie performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 168 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Vassie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 46 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Vassie in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vassie 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 781 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.

Vassie at a glance

Last recorded 1967

Total births

781

Since 1884

84 years of records

Peak year

1915

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1967

Active since

1884

Recorded for 84 years

Last year on file: 1967

Vassie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–1884

Last recorded 1967
Peak year (1915)
25
Annual births at peak — across 84 years of records
051015202530 196719431934192619181910190218931884 7

Vassie by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
168 births that decade — 22% of Vassie's all-time total
1880s291890s1021900s1581910s1681920s1601930s791940s481950s271960s10

Vassie by state

Where Vassie concentrates geographically — total births since 1884

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Vassie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
46 5.9%
#2 Georgia
46 5.9%
#3 Texas
6 0.8%
#4 North Carolina
5 0.6%
Alabama share of Vassie's total US births 5.9%
Even split

46 of 781 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vassie?
781 babies have been named Vassie since 1884. It was last recorded in 1967. The peak year was 1915 with 25 births.
When was Vassie most popular?
Vassie was most popular in the 1910s decade with 168 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
Where is Vassie most popular?
The top states for the name Vassie are Alabama (46 births), Georgia (46 births), Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Vassie been used?
Vassie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1884, spanning 84 years of data through 1967.
What names are similar to Vassie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Vashti, Vasiliki, Vasilisa, Vasti, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1884–1967 (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.