Boys' name · since 1979
Vimal
Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 97 babies named Vimal, peaking in 1987. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,648 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 97
- born since 1979
- 1980s
- peak decade
Vimal is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 97 have been recorded since 1979.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vimal has been recorded 97 times among boys since 1979, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 1997.
- #17,648 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 97 born since 1979
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vimal ranks #17,648 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 97 born since 1979, peaking in the 1980s.
- #17,648 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 97
- born since 1979
- 1980s
- peak decade
Vimal's 97 recorded births place it above 61.18% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Vimal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Vimal splits its recorded history at 1987: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1985 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1987 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Vimal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1997
- Peak year (1987)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Vimal by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (62 births, 64% of the file).
1980s was Vimal's strongest decade.
62 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Vimal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 9
1970s
9 births
- 1980s
1980s
62 births
- 1990s
1990s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 62 births (64% of all-time use).
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- Vimal's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (62 total births) through the 1990s (26) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Vimal
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Vimal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~18 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, 1979–1997 (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 Vimal 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.