Boys' name · since 1915
Vencil
155 babies named Vencil in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,549 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 155
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Vencil sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 155 recorded since 1915.
Social Security Administration records show Vencil recorded 155 times among boys since 1915, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1958.
- #14,549 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 155 born since 1915
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vencil ranks #14,549 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 155 born since 1915, peaking in the 1920s.
- #14,549 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 155
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Vencil's 155 recorded births place it above 68% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Kentucky.
Vencil's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Vencil splits its recorded history at 1929: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1926 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1916 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Vencil popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1958
- Peak year (1916)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Vencil by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (58 births, 37% of the file).
1920s was Vencil's strongest decade.
58 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Vencil births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
37 births
- 1920s
1920s
58 births
- 1930s
1930s
29 births
- 1940s 21
1940s
21 births
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 58 births (37% of all-time use).
Vencil by state
Where Vencil concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
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What to do with Vencil's data
- Vencil's decade-level peak was the 1920s (58 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Vencils (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky 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 Vencil: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1915–1958 (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 Vencil 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.