Recorded 1975–2004 Boys' name Peak 1978 153 births

Vinod — boys' name

153 babies named Vinod in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s521980s691990s262000s6
1980s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Vinod was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

15 babies were named Vinod in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vinod

The Social Security Administration has registered 153 babies named Vinod between 1975 and 2004, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Vinod currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vinod performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 69 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Vinod shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Vinod in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vinod 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 153 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.

Vinod at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

153

Since 1975

30 years of records

Peak year

1978

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1975

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2004

Vinod popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1975

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1978)
15
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
05101520 2004199419881984198119781975 5

Vinod by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
69 births that decade — 45% of Vinod's all-time total
1970s521980s691990s262000s6

Vinod by state

Where Vinod concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Vinod
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
11 7.2%
New York share of Vinod's total US births 7.2%

11 of 153 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vinod?
153 babies have been named Vinod since 1975. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1978 with 15 births.
When was Vinod most popular?
Vinod was most popular in the 1980s decade with 69 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
Where is Vinod most popular?
The top states for the name Vinod are New York (11 births).
How long has the name Vinod been used?
Vinod has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 30 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Vinod?
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.

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, 1975–2004 (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.