Recorded 1916–1938 Girls' name Peak 1938 77 births

Vaudine — girls' name

77 babies named Vaudine in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1938. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s131920s461930s18
1920s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Vaudine was born in this single decade.

1938
Single peak year

12 babies were named Vaudine in 1938 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vaudine

The Social Security Administration has registered 77 babies named Vaudine between 1916 and 1938, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Vaudine currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1938. The name reached its historical peak in 1938, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vaudine performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 46 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Vaudine shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Vaudine in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vaudine 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 77 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.

Vaudine at a glance

Last recorded 1938

Total births

77

Since 1916

23 years of records

Peak year

1938

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1938

Active since

1916

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1938

Vaudine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–1916

Last recorded 1938
Peak year (1938)
12
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
468101214 19381931192919281925192419231921192019181916 5

Vaudine by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
46 births that decade — 60% of Vaudine's all-time total
1910s131920s461930s18

Vaudine by state

Where Vaudine concentrates geographically — total births since 1916

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Vaudine
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
5 6.5%
Alabama share of Vaudine's total US births 6.5%

5 of 77 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vaudine?
77 babies have been named Vaudine since 1916. It was last recorded in 1938. The peak year was 1938 with 12 births.
When was Vaudine most popular?
Vaudine was most popular in the 1920s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 1938.
Where is Vaudine most popular?
The top states for the name Vaudine are Alabama (5 births).
How long has the name Vaudine been used?
Vaudine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 23 years of data through 1938.
What names are similar to Vaudine?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Vaughn, Vaunda, Vaudie, Vauda, 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, 1916–1938 (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.