Girls' name · since 1905

Vee

Vee has 269 recorded births since 1905 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1957 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#16,904 of 72,339
all-time among girls
269
born since 1905
1940s
peak decade

Vee sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 269 recorded since 1905.

Social Security Administration records show Vee recorded 269 times among girls since 1905, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1905 to 2022.

  • #16,904 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 269 born since 1905
  • 1940s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vee ranks #16,904 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 269 born since 1905, peaking in the 1940s.

#16,904 of 72,339
all-time among girls
269
born since 1905
1940s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Vee's 269 recorded births place it above 76.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Vee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Vee splits its recorded history at 1938: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1917 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1957 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Vee popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1905–2022

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1957)
12
Annual births at peak, across 118 years of records
468101214 190519171927193319401947195519652022 7

Vee popularity over time - boys

10 total births recorded since 1920 (Vee as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 10 births
5 19201973 5

Vee by decade

1940s is the heaviest window (65 births, 24% of the file).

1940s was Vee's strongest decade.

65 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.

Vee births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1940s at 65 births (24% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vee?
Since 1905, Social Security records show 269 babies named Vee. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #16,904 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2022. Its busiest year on record was 1957, with 12 births.
Where does Vee sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vee ranks #16,904 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Vee most popular?
Vee was most popular in the 1940s decade with 65 total births. The single peak year was 1957.
How long has the name Vee been used?
Records for Vee go back to 1905, giving 118 years of history through 2022.
What names are similar to Vee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Veera, Veena, Veeksha, Veeda, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Vee's data

  • Vee's decade-level peak was the 1940s (65 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- 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.

Keep exploring Vee

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Vee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1905–2022 (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 Vee 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.