Recorded 1953–1969 Girls' name Peak 1961 23 births

Vidette — girls' name

23 babies named Vidette in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s18
1960s
Peak decade

78% of everyone ever named Vidette was born in this single decade.

1961
Single peak year

7 babies were named Vidette in 1961 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vidette

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Vidette between 1953 and 1969, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Vidette currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1969. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vidette performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Vidette shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vidette 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 23 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.

Vidette at a glance

Last recorded 1969

Total births

23

Since 1953

17 years of records

Peak year

1961

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1969

Active since

1953

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1969

Vidette popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1953

Last recorded 1969
Peak year (1961)
7
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1969196219611953 5

Vidette by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
18 births that decade — 78% of Vidette's all-time total
1950s51960s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vidette?
23 babies have been named Vidette since 1953. It was last recorded in 1969. The peak year was 1961 with 7 births.
When was Vidette most popular?
Vidette was most popular in the 1960s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
How long has the name Vidette been used?
Vidette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 17 years of data through 1969.
What names are similar to Vidette?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Vida, Vidhi, Vidya, Vidalia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1953–1969 (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.