Recorded 1954–1981 Boys' name Peak 1954 15 births

Vitas — boys' name

15 babies named Vitas in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s101980s5
1950s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Vitas was born in this single decade.

1954
Single peak year

5 babies were named Vitas in 1954 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vitas

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Vitas between 1954 and 1981, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Vitas currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1954, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vitas performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Vitas shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vitas 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 15 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.

Vitas at a glance

Last recorded 1981

Total births

15

Since 1954

28 years of records

Peak year

1954

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1981

Active since

1954

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1981

Vitas popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1954

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1954)
5
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
5 198119591954 5

Vitas by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
10 births that decade — 67% of Vitas's all-time total
1950s101980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vitas?
15 babies have been named Vitas since 1954. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1954 with 5 births.
When was Vitas most popular?
Vitas was most popular in the 1950s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1954.
How long has the name Vitas been used?
Vitas has been recorded in Social Security data since 1954, spanning 28 years of data through 1981.
What names are similar to Vitas?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Vito, Vittorio, Vitaliy, Vitaly, 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, 1954–1981 (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.