Boys' name · since 1909
Vidal
Since 1909, U.S. Social Security records show 4,237 babies named Vidal, peaking in 1972. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,998 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,091 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,237
- born since 1909
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Vidal is the #3091 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 4,237 recorded since 1909.
Social Security Administration records show Vidal recorded 4,237 times among boys since 1909, holding rank #3091 nationally today, ahead of 78% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1909 to 2025.
- #1,998 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,091 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,237 born since 1909
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vidal ranks #1,998 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,091 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,237 born since 1909, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,998 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,091 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,237
- born since 1909
- 1990s
- peak decade
Vidal's 4,237 recorded births place it above 95.6% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Vidal compares
4,237 Top 14% higher than 86% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Vidal's all-time total is 11x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Vidal | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,237 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 160 | 34 | 22,252 |
Vidal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Vidal's full recorded timeline at 1970, 74% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 26% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1912, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1972 peak of 160 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Vidal popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1909–2025
- Peak year (1972)
- 160
- Annual births at peak, across 117 years of records
Vidal popularity over time - girls
10 total births recorded since 1972 (Vidal as girls' name)
Vidal by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (751 births, 18% of the file).
1990s was Vidal's strongest decade.
751 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Vidal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 9
1900s
9 births
- 1910s 40
1910s
40 births
- 1920s 136
1920s
136 births
- 1930s 169
1930s
169 births
- 1940s 164
1940s
164 births
- 1950s 289
1950s
289 births
- 1960s 276
1960s
276 births
- 1970s
1970s
603 births
- 1980s
1980s
570 births
- 1990s
1990s
751 births
- 2000s
2000s
589 births
- 2010s
2010s
421 births
- 2020s 220
2020s
220 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 751 births (18% of all-time use).
How Vidal compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Vidal's total volume
Vidal by state
Where Vidal concentrates geographically, total births since 1909
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,067 | 25.2% |
| #2 | California | | 999 | 23.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 165 | 3.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 82 | 1.9% |
| #5 | Florida | | 30 | 0.7% |
| #6 | New Mexico | | 23 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 16 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 15 | 0.4% |
1,067 of 4,237 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Vidal appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Vidal's data
- Vidal's decade-level peak was the 1990s (751 total births); usage has since declined to 220 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Vidals (1,067 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Vidal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~116 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, 1909–2025 (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 Vidal 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.