Boys' name · since 1975
Vinod
Vinod has 153 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1978 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,636 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 153
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
153 boys have been named Vinod since 1975, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Vinod has 153 recorded births among boys since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2004.
- #14,636 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 153 born since 1975
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vinod ranks #14,636 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 153 born since 1975, peaking in the 1980s.
- #14,636 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 153
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
Vinod's 153 recorded births place it above 67.81% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Vinod's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Vinod's SSA record in two at 1984 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1975, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1978 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Vinod popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2004
- Peak year (1978)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Vinod by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (69 births, 45% of the file).
1980s was Vinod's strongest decade.
69 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Vinod births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
52 births
- 1980s
1980s
69 births
- 1990s 26
1990s
26 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 69 births (45% of all-time use).
Vinod by state
Where Vinod concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 11 | 7.2% |
11 of 153 births nationwide.
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What to do with Vinod's data
- Vinod's decade-level peak was the 1980s (69 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Vinods (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Vinod: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1975–2004 (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 Vinod 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.