Boys' name · since 1985
Vatche
Vatche has 25 recorded births since 1985 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1988 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #27,397 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 25
- born since 1985
- 1980s
- peak decade
Vatche sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 25 recorded since 1985.
Social Security Administration records show Vatche recorded 25 times among boys since 1985, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 1990.
- #27,397 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 25 born since 1985
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vatche ranks #27,397 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 25 born since 1985, peaking in the 1980s.
- #27,397 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 25
- born since 1985
- 1980s
- peak decade
Vatche's 25 recorded births place it above 39.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Vatche's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Vatche's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1989, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1988 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Vatche popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1990
- Peak year (1988)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Vatche by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (19 births, 76% of the file).
1980s was Vatche's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.
Vatche births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
19 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 19 births (76% of all-time use).
Vatche by state
Where Vatche concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 20.0% |
5 of 25 births nationwide.
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- Vatche's decade-level peak was the 1980s (19 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Vatches (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Vatche: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~5 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, 1985–1990 (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 Vatche 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.