Boys' name · since 1970
Vishal
1,734 babies named Vishal in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,602 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,318 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,734
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
1,734 babies have been named Vishal since 1970, making it today's #12318 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Vishal recorded 1,734 times among boys since 1970, holding rank #12318 nationally today, ahead of 12% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #3,602 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,318 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,734 born since 1970
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vishal ranks #3,602 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,318 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,734 born since 1970, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,602 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,318 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,734
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Vishal's 1,734 recorded births place it above 92.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Vishal compares
1,734 Top 24% higher than 76% of 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
Vishal's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Vishal | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,734 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 72 | 34 | 22,252 |
Vishal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Vishal's full recorded timeline at 1996, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 72 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Vishal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 72
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Vishal by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (540 births, 31% of the file).
1990s was Vishal's strongest decade.
540 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Vishal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 118
1970s
118 births
- 1980s
1980s
445 births
- 1990s
1990s
540 births
- 2000s
2000s
487 births
- 2010s 122
2010s
122 births
- 2020s 22
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 540 births (31% of all-time use).
How Vishal compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Vishal's total volume
Vishal by state
Where Vishal concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 254 | 14.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 193 | 11.1% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 170 | 9.8% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 80 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Texas | | 45 | 2.6% |
| #6 | Florida | | 11 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.3% |
254 of 1,734 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Vishal appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Vishal's data
- Vishal's decade-level peak was the 1990s (540 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Vishals (254 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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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Vishal
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Vishal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Vishal 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.