Unisex name · since 1972

Videll

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

#32,363 of 45,481
all-time among boys
13
born since 1972
1970s
peak decade

13 boys have been named Videll since 1972, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Social Security Administration records show Videll recorded 13 times among boys since 1972, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 1973.

  • #32,363 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 13 born since 1972
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Videll ranks #32,363 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 13 born since 1972, peaking in the 1970s.

#32,363 of 45,481
all-time among boys
13
born since 1972
1970s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Videll's 13 recorded births place it above 28.77% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Videll's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Videll splits its recorded history at 1973: 38% of all births land in the more recent half, 62% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1973 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1972 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Videll popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1973

Last recorded 1973
Peak year (1972)
8
Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
456789 19721973 5

Videll popularity over time - girls

10 total births recorded since 1926 (Videll as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 10 births
5 19261933 5

Videll by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (13 births, 100% of the file).

1970s was Videll's strongest decade.

13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Videll births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 13 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Videll? ▼
13 babies have been named Videll since 1972. All-time, it sits at #32,363 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1973. The peak year was 1972 with 8 births.
Where does Videll sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Videll ranks #32,363 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Videll most popular? ▼
Videll was most popular in the 1970s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
Is Videll a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Videll is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 13 births, and as a girl's name it has 10 births.
How long has the name Videll been used? ▼
Records for Videll go back to 1972, giving 2 years of history through 1973.
What names are similar to Videll? ▼
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.

Keep exploring Videll

Nearby Names Like Videll

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Videll

Vidal Boy
#3091 4,237 births
Vidit Boy
#4374 143 births
Vidyuth Boy
103 births
Vidyut Boy
#7092 97 births
Vidur Boy
#8601 90 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Videll: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1972–1973 (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 Videll 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.