Recorded 1959–1960 Boys' name Peak 1960 14 births

Vent — boys' name

14 babies named Vent in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s9
1960s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Vent was born in this single decade.

1960
Single peak year

9 babies were named Vent in 1960 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vent

The Social Security Administration has registered 14 babies named Vent between 1959 and 1960, spanning 2 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Vent currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1960. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vent performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 9 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Vent shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vent 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 14 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.

Vent at a glance

Last recorded 1960

Total births

14

Since 1959

2 years of records

Peak year

1960

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1960

Active since

1959

Recorded for 2 years

Last year on file: 1960

Vent popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–1959

Last recorded 1960
Peak year (1960)
9
Annual births at peak — across 2 years of records
45678910 19601959 5

Vent by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
9 births that decade — 64% of Vent's all-time total
1950s51960s9

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vent?
14 babies have been named Vent since 1959. It was last recorded in 1960. The peak year was 1960 with 9 births.
When was Vent most popular?
Vent was most popular in the 1960s decade with 9 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
How long has the name Vent been used?
Vent has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 2 years of data through 1960.
What names are similar to Vent?
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, 1959–1960 (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.