US rank #9267 Boys' name Peak 2000 160 births

Vinayak — #9267 US boys' name

160 babies named Vinayak in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s242000s622010s502020s19
#9267
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 35% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Vinayak was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

10 babies were named Vinayak in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vinayak

The Social Security Administration has registered 160 babies named Vinayak between 1989 and 2024, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Vinayak currently holds the #9267 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vinayak performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 62 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Vinayak shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Vinayak in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vinayak 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 160 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.

Vinayak at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

160

Since 1989

36 years of records

Peak year

2000

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#9,267

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1989

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2024

Vinayak popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1989

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2000)
10
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
4681012 202420192014201020052002199919921989 5

Vinayak by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
62 births that decade — 39% of Vinayak's all-time total
1980s51990s242000s622010s502020s19

Vinayak by state

Where Vinayak concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Vinayak
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 3.1%
California share of Vinayak's total US births 3.1%

5 of 160 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vinayak?
160 babies have been named Vinayak since 1989. It currently ranks #9267 among boys. The peak year was 2000 with 10 births.
When was Vinayak most popular?
Vinayak was most popular in the 2000s decade with 62 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Vinayak most popular?
The top states for the name Vinayak are California (5 births).
How long has the name Vinayak been used?
Vinayak has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 36 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Vinayak?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Vincent, Vince, Vincenzo, Vinson, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1989–2024 (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.