Boys' name · since 1959
Vent
Since 1959, U.S. Social Security records show 14 babies named Vent, peaking in 1960. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #31,968 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 14
- born since 1959
- 1960s
- peak decade
14 boys have been named Vent since 1959, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Vent recorded 14 times among boys since 1959, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 1960.
- #31,968 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 14 born since 1959
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vent ranks #31,968 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 14 born since 1959, peaking in the 1960s.
- #31,968 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 14
- born since 1959
- 1960s
- peak decade
Vent's 14 recorded births place it above 29.67% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Vent's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Vent splits its recorded history at 1960: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1959 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1960 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Vent popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–1960
- Peak year (1960)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Vent by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (9 births, 64% of the file).
1960s was Vent's strongest decade.
9 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Vent births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
9 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 9 births (64% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Vent: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1960)
Similar record span (~1 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, 1959–1960 (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 Vent 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.