Recorded 1915–1958 Boys' name Peak 1916 155 births

Vencil — boys' name

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.

1910s371920s581930s291940s211950s10
1920s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Vencil was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

13 babies were named Vencil in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vencil

The Social Security Administration has registered 155 babies named Vencil between 1915 and 1958, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Vencil currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1958. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vencil performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 58 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Vencil shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Kentucky, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Missouri. In total, SSA state-level files list Vencil in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vencil 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 155 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.

Vencil at a glance

Last recorded 1958

Total births

155

Since 1915

44 years of records

Peak year

1916

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1958

Active since

1915

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 1958

Vencil popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–1915

Last recorded 1958
Peak year (1916)
13
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
468101214 195819481939193219281925192119171915 10

Vencil by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
58 births that decade — 37% of Vencil's all-time total
1910s371920s581930s291940s211950s10

Vencil by state

Where Vencil concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Vencil
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Kentucky
5 3.2%
#2 Missouri
5 3.2%
Kentucky share of Vencil's total US births 3.2%
Even split

5 of 155 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vencil?
155 babies have been named Vencil since 1915. It was last recorded in 1958. The peak year was 1916 with 13 births.
When was Vencil most popular?
Vencil was most popular in the 1920s decade with 58 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
Where is Vencil most popular?
The top states for the name Vencil are Kentucky (5 births), Missouri (5 births).
How long has the name Vencil been used?
Vencil has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 44 years of data through 1958.
What names are similar to Vencil?
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.

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, 1915–1958 (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.