Recorded 1916–1978 Girls' name Peak 1928 26 births

Vilena — girls' name

26 babies named Vilena in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1928. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s101920s61950s51970s5
1910s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Vilena was born in this single decade.

1928
Single peak year

6 babies were named Vilena in 1928 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vilena

The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Vilena between 1916 and 1978, spanning 63 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Vilena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1978. The name reached its historical peak in 1928, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vilena performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Vilena shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vilena 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 26 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.

Vilena at a glance

Last recorded 1978

Total births

26

Since 1916

63 years of records

Peak year

1928

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1978

Active since

1916

Recorded for 63 years

Last year on file: 1978

Vilena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1916

Last recorded 1978
Peak year (1928)
6
Annual births at peak — across 63 years of records
4.555.566.5 19781957192819191916 5

Vilena by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
10 births that decade — 38% of Vilena's all-time total
1910s101920s61950s51970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vilena?
26 babies have been named Vilena since 1916. It was last recorded in 1978. The peak year was 1928 with 6 births.
When was Vilena most popular?
Vilena was most popular in the 1910s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1928.
How long has the name Vilena been used?
Vilena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 63 years of data through 1978.
What names are similar to Vilena?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Vilma, Villa, Vila, Vilda, 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, 1916–1978 (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.