Unisex name · since 1979
Vegas
Vegas has 328 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,119 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,697 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 328
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Vegas is the #5697 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 328 recorded since 1979.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vegas has been recorded 328 times among boys since 1979, currently ranked #5697 nationally and more common than 59% 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 1979 to 2025.
- #10,119 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,697 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 328 born since 1979
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vegas ranks #10,119 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,697 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 328 born since 1979, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,119 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,697 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 328
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
Vegas's 328 recorded births place it above 77.75% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Vegas compares
328 47th 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
Vegas's all-time total is 11% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Vegas | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 328 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 34 | 22,252 |
Vegas's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Vegas's full recorded timeline at 2011, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1979, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Vegas popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Vegas popularity over time - girls
145 total births recorded since 2001 (Vegas as girls' name)
Vegas by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (113 births, 34% of the file).
2010s was Vegas's strongest decade.
113 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Vegas births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 23
1980s
23 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
94 births
- 2010s
2010s
113 births
- 2020s
2020s
88 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 113 births (34% of all-time use).
Vegas by state
Where Vegas concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.5% |
5 of 328 births nationwide.
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What to do with Vegas's data
- Vegas's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (113 total births) through the 2020s (88) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Vegass (5 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 Vegas: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1979–2025 (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 Vegas 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.