Recorded 1972–1973 Unisex name Peak 1972 13 births

Videll — boys' name

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.

1970s13
1970s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Videll was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

8 babies were named Videll in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Videll

The Social Security Administration has registered 13 babies named Videll between 1972 and 1973, spanning 2 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Videll currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1973. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 8 babies received it in a single year. Videll is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 10 additional births since 1926.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Videll performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Videll 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.

Videll at a glance

Last recorded 1973

Total births

13

Since 1972

2 years of records

Peak year

1972

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1973

Active since

1972

Recorded for 2 years

Last year on file: 1973

Videll popularity over time — boys

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

Last recorded 1973
Peak year (1972)
8
Annual births at peak — across 2 years of records
456789 19731972 8

Videll popularity over time — girls

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

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 19331926 5

Videll by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
13 births that decade — 100% of Videll's all-time total
1970s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Videll?
13 babies have been named Videll since 1972. It was last recorded in 1973. The peak year was 1972 with 8 births.
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?
Videll has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 2 years of data 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.

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, 1972–1973 (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.