Recorded 1972–1993 Boys' name Peak 1993 13 births

Vidale — boys' name

13 babies named Vidale in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61990s7
1990s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Vidale was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

7 babies were named Vidale in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vidale

The Social Security Administration has registered 13 babies named Vidale between 1972 and 1993, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Vidale currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vidale performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Vidale shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vidale 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 13 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.

Vidale at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

13

Since 1972

22 years of records

Peak year

1993

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1972

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1993

Vidale popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1972

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1993)
7
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
5.566.577.5 19931972 6

Vidale by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
7 births that decade — 54% of Vidale's all-time total
1970s61990s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vidale?
13 babies have been named Vidale since 1972. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1993 with 7 births.
When was Vidale most popular?
Vidale was most popular in the 1990s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
How long has the name Vidale been used?
Vidale has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 22 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Vidale?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Vidal, Vidit, Vidyuth, Vidyut, 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, 1972–1993 (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.