US rank #5510 Unisex name Peak 2022 312 births

Vegas — #5510 US boys' name

312 babies named Vegas in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s231990s52000s942010s1132020s72
#5510
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 61% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Vegas was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

18 babies were named Vegas in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vegas

The Social Security Administration has registered 312 babies named Vegas between 1979 and 2024, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Vegas currently holds the #5510 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 18 babies received it in a single year. Vegas is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 145 additional births since 2001.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vegas performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 113 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Vegas shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Vegas in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vegas 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 312 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.

Vegas at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

312

Since 1979

46 years of records

Peak year

2022

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,510

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1979

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2024

Vegas popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1979

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
18
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
05101520 20242020201620122008200419861979 5

Vegas popularity over time — girls

145 total births recorded since 2001 (Vegas as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 145 births
468101214 2024201820132009200620032001 5

Vegas by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
113 births that decade — 36% of Vegas's all-time total
1970s51980s231990s52000s942010s1132020s72

Vegas by state

Where Vegas concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Vegas
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.6%
California share of Vegas's total US births 1.6%

5 of 312 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vegas?
312 babies have been named Vegas since 1979. It currently ranks #5510 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 18 births.
When was Vegas most popular?
Vegas was most popular in the 2010s decade with 113 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Vegas most popular?
The top states for the name Vegas are California (5 births).
Is Vegas a unisex name?
Yes, Vegas is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 312 births, and as a girl's name it has 145 births.
How long has the name Vegas been used?
Vegas has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 46 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Vegas?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Vega, Vegeta. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1979–2024 (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.