Recorded 1972–1985 Boys' name Peak 1976 70 births

Vipul — boys' name

70 babies named Vipul in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s501980s20
1970s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Vipul was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

10 babies were named Vipul in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vipul

The Social Security Administration has registered 70 babies named Vipul between 1972 and 1985, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Vipul currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1985. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vipul performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 50 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Vipul shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vipul 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 70 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.

Vipul at a glance

Last recorded 1985

Total births

70

Since 1972

14 years of records

Peak year

1976

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1985

Active since

1972

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1985

Vipul popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1972

Last recorded 1985
Peak year (1976)
10
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
4681012 1985198319821978197719761975197419731972 6

Vipul by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
50 births that decade — 71% of Vipul's all-time total
1970s501980s20

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vipul?
70 babies have been named Vipul since 1972. It was last recorded in 1985. The peak year was 1976 with 10 births.
When was Vipul most popular?
Vipul was most popular in the 1970s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
How long has the name Vipul been used?
Vipul has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 14 years of data through 1985.
What names are similar to Vipul?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Viper. 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, 1972–1985 (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.