Boys' name · since 2018
Vayu
Vayu has 272 recorded births since 2018 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,203 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,142 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 272
- born since 2018
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Vayu is the #2142 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 272 recorded since 2018.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vayu has been recorded 272 times among boys since 2018, currently ranked #2142 nationally and more common than 85% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2018 to 2025.
- #11,203 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,142 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 272 born since 2018
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vayu ranks #11,203 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,142 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 272 born since 2018, peaking in the 2020s.
- #11,203 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,142 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 272
- born since 2018
- 2020s
- peak decade
Vayu's 272 recorded births place it above 75.36% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Vayu compares
272 43rd percentile among 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
Vayu's all-time total is 26% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Vayu | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 272 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 69 | 34 | 22,252 |
Vayu's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Vayu's SSA record in two at 2022 and the more recent half accounts for 81% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 19%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2019, with only 8 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 69, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Vayu popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 69
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Vayu by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (252 births, 93% of the file).
2020s was Vayu's strongest decade.
252 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 93% of all-time use.
Vayu births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 20
2010s
20 births
- 2020s
2020s
252 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 252 births (93% of all-time use).
Vayu by state
Where Vayu concentrates geographically, total births since 2018
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 58 | 21.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 25 | 9.2% |
| #3 | Washington | | 18 | 6.6% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 8 | 2.9% |
| #5 | Florida | | 5 | 1.8% |
58 of 272 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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- California records the most Vayus (58 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Vayu: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~7 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, 2018–2025 (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 Vayu 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.