Recorded 1919–1960 Girls' name Peak 1938 165 births

Vear — girls' name

165 babies named Vear in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1938. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s561930s571940s111950s291960s6
1930s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Vear was born in this single decade.

1938
Single peak year

11 babies were named Vear in 1938 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vear

The Social Security Administration has registered 165 babies named Vear between 1919 and 1960, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Vear currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1960. The name reached its historical peak in 1938, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vear performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 57 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Vear shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vear 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 165 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.

Vear at a glance

Last recorded 1960

Total births

165

Since 1919

42 years of records

Peak year

1938

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1960

Active since

1919

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 1960

Vear popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–1919

Last recorded 1960
Peak year (1938)
11
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
4681012 196019521945193719331929192619221919 6

Vear by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
57 births that decade — 35% of Vear's all-time total
1910s61920s561930s571940s111950s291960s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vear?
165 babies have been named Vear since 1919. It was last recorded in 1960. The peak year was 1938 with 11 births.
When was Vear most popular?
Vear was most popular in the 1930s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 1938.
How long has the name Vear been used?
Vear has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 42 years of data through 1960.
What names are similar to Vear?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Veatrice, Veanna, Vearl, Vea, and 3 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, 1919–1960 (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.