Boys' name · since 1997
Vedant
Vedant has 1,407 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,136 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,484 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,407
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Vedant is the #1484 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,407 recorded since 1997.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vedant has been recorded 1,407 times among boys since 1997, currently ranked #1484 nationally and more common than 89% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #4,136 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,484 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,407 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vedant ranks #4,136 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,484 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,407 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,136 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,484 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,407
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Vedant's 1,407 recorded births place it above 90.9% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Vedant compares
1,407 Top 27% higher than 73% of 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
Vedant's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Vedant | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,407 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 120 | 34 | 22,252 |
Vedant's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Vedant's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 64% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 36%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 120, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Vedant popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 120
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Vedant by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (530 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Vedant's strongest decade.
530 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Vedant births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 14
1990s
14 births
- 2000s
2000s
376 births
- 2010s
2010s
530 births
- 2020s
2020s
487 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 530 births (38% of all-time use).
How Vedant compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Vedant's total volume
Vedant by state
Where Vedant concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 309 | 22.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 138 | 9.8% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 132 | 9.4% |
| #4 | Washington | | 29 | 2.1% |
| #5 | New York | | 27 | 1.9% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 22 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 19 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 10 | 0.7% |
309 of 1,407 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Vedant appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Vedant's data
- Vedant's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (530 total births) through the 2020s (487) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Vedants (309 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 Vedant: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Vedant 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.