Girls' name · since 1919
Vear
Vear has 165 recorded births since 1919 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1938 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,804 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 165
- born since 1919
- 1930s
- peak decade
165 girls have been named Vear since 1919, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Vear recorded 165 times among girls since 1919, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 1960.
- #21,804 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 165 born since 1919
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vear ranks #21,804 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 165 born since 1919, peaking in the 1930s.
- #21,804 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 165
- born since 1919
- 1930s
- peak decade
Vear's 165 recorded births place it above 69.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Vear's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Vear splits its recorded history at 1935: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1927 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1938 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Vear popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1960
- Peak year (1938)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Vear by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (57 births, 35% of the file).
1930s was Vear's strongest decade.
57 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Vear births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s
1920s
56 births
- 1930s
1930s
57 births
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1950s
1950s
29 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 57 births (35% of all-time use).
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- Vear's decade-level peak was the 1930s (57 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Vear: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1938)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1919–1960 (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 Vear 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.