Boys' name · since 1915

Vence

78 babies named Vence in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#19,121 of 45,481
all-time among boys
78
born since 1915
1960s
peak decade

78 boys have been named Vence since 1915, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Vence has 78 recorded births among boys since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1970.

  • #19,121 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 78 born since 1915
  • 1960s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vence ranks #19,121 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 78 born since 1915, peaking in the 1960s.

#19,121 of 45,481
all-time among boys
78
born since 1915
1960s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Vence's 78 recorded births place it above 57.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

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

Vence's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Vence splits its recorded history at 1961: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1915 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1955 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Vence popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1970

Last recorded 1970
Peak year (1955)
10
Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
4681012 191519231955195719581959196119621963196519671970 5

Vence by decade

1960s is the heaviest window (33 births, 42% of the file).

1960s was Vence's strongest decade.

33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.

Vence births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1960s at 33 births (42% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vence? ▼
Since 1915, Social Security records show 78 babies named Vence. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #19,121 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1970. Its busiest year on record was 1955, with 10 births.
Where does Vence sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vence ranks #19,121 of 45,481 boys' 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 Vence most popular? ▼
Vence was most popular in the 1960s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1955.
How long has the name Vence been used? ▼
Vence has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 56 years of data through 1970.
What names are similar to Vence? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ventura, Venson, Venancio, Venice, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Vence's data

  • Vence's decade-level peak was the 1960s (33 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- 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 Vence

Nearby Names Like Vence

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Vence

Ventura Boy
1,301 births
Venson Boy
671 births
Venancio Boy
521 births
Venice Boy
#8988 286 births
Vencent Boy
228 births

Compare Vence side by side: Vence vs Ventura Vence vs Venson Vence vs Venancio

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

Finas
78 births · Peak 1916
Arling
78 births · Peak 1921
Fremon
78 births · Peak 1938
Hancel
78 births · Peak 1922
Neils
78 births · Peak 1918
Hommer
78 births · Peak 1942
Kazuto
78 births · Peak 1919
Paublo
78 births · Peak 1928

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Vence: 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, 1915–1970 (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 Vence 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.