Boys' name · since 1991
Vitaly
Since 1991, U.S. Social Security records show 224 babies named Vitaly, peaking in 2013. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,305 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,597 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 224
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
224 babies have been named Vitaly since 1991, making it today's #12597 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Vitaly recorded 224 times among boys since 1991, holding rank #12597 nationally today, ahead of 10% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #12,305 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,597 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 224 born since 1991
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vitaly ranks #12,305 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,597 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 224 born since 1991, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,305 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,597 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 224
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Vitaly's 224 recorded births place it above 72.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Vitaly compares
224 40th percentile among 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
Vitaly's all-time total is 39% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Vitaly | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 224 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 34 | 22,252 |
Vitaly's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Vitaly splits its recorded history at 2012: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1994 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2013 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Vitaly popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Vitaly popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2024 (Vitaly as girls' name)
Vitaly by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (89 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Vitaly's strongest decade.
89 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Vitaly births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 33
1990s
33 births
- 2000s
2000s
57 births
- 2010s
2010s
89 births
- 2020s
2020s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 89 births (40% of all-time use).
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- Vitaly's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (89 total births) through the 2020s (45) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Vitaly: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Vitaly 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.