Girls' name · since 1953
Vidette
Since 1953, U.S. Social Security records show 23 babies named Vidette, peaking in 1961. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #44,453 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 23
- born since 1953
- 1960s
- peak decade
23 girls have been named Vidette since 1953, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Vidette recorded 23 times among girls since 1953, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1953 to 1969.
- #44,453 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 23 born since 1953
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vidette ranks #44,453 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 23 born since 1953, peaking in the 1960s.
- #44,453 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 23
- born since 1953
- 1960s
- peak decade
Vidette's 23 recorded births place it above 38.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Vidette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Vidette splits its recorded history at 1962: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1953 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1961 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Vidette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–1969
- Peak year (1961)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Vidette by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (18 births, 78% of the file).
1960s was Vidette's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 78% of all-time use.
Vidette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 18 births (78% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Vidette: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~16 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, 1953–1969 (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 Vidette 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.