Boys' name · since 1989
Vinayak
Since 1989, U.S. Social Security records show 168 babies named Vinayak, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,039 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,197 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 168
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
168 babies have been named Vinayak since 1989, making it today's #9197 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Vinayak recorded 168 times among boys since 1989, holding rank #9197 nationally today, ahead of 34% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- #14,039 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,197 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 168 born since 1989
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vinayak ranks #14,039 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,197 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 168 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14,039 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,197 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 168
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Vinayak's 168 recorded births place it above 69.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Vinayak compares
168 35th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Vinayak's all-time total is 54% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Vinayak | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 168 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 34 | 22,252 |
Vinayak's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Vinayak's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1989, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Vinayak popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Vinayak by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (62 births, 37% of the file).
2000s was Vinayak's strongest decade.
62 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Vinayak births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 24
1990s
24 births
- 2000s
2000s
62 births
- 2010s
2010s
50 births
- 2020s
2020s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 62 births (37% of all-time use).
Vinayak by state
Where Vinayak concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 3.0% |
5 of 168 births nationwide.
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What to do with Vinayak's data
- Vinayak's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (62 total births) through the 2020s (27) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Vinayaks (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Vinayak: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Vinayak 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.