Boys' name · since 1898

Vito

Vito has 15,052 recorded births since 1898 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1925 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#968 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#1,502 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
15,052
born since 1898
1920s
peak decade

Yes -- Vito is the #1502 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 15,052 recorded since 1898.

Social Security Administration records show Vito recorded 15,052 times among boys since 1898, holding rank #1502 nationally today, ahead of 89% of boys, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1898 to 2025.

  • #968 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #1,502 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 15,052 born since 1898
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vito ranks #968 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,502 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 15,052 born since 1898, peaking in the 1920s.

#968 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#1,502 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
15,052
born since 1898
1920s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%89.2%
Vito vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Vito's 15,052 recorded births place it above 97.87% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

16 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.

How Vito compares

15,052 Top 7% higher than 93% 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

Vito's all-time total is 41x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Vito Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 15,052 369 358,536
Peak-year births 316 34 22,252

Vito's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Vito splits its recorded history at 1963: 39% of all births land in the more recent half, 61% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1898 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1925 peak of 316 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Vito popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1898–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1925)
316
Annual births at peak, across 128 years of records
0100200300400 189819161932194819641980199620122025 117

Vito by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (2,817 births, 19% of the file).

1920s was Vito's strongest decade.

2,817 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.

Vito births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 2,817 births (19% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Vito 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 Vito's total volume

Vito vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -141, 2.6%-146, 2.1%-146, 2.3%-145, 2.2%-114, 5.3%-119, 4.7%-111, 2.6%-56, 8.5%-146, 2.7%-146, 2.1%-52, 6%-44, 8.6%-42, 5%-143, 2.5%-47, 5.1%Vito-128, 2.1%Vito
Vito vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Vito by state

Where Vito concentrates geographically, total births since 1898

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Vito
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5,946 39.5%
#2 New Jersey
1,533 10.2%
#3 Illinois
1,469 9.8%
#4 Pennsylvania
899 6.0%
#5 California
724 4.8%
#6 Michigan
463 3.1%
#7 Massachusetts
450 3.0%
#8 Connecticut
323 2.1%
New York share of Vito's total US births 39.5%
Even split

5,946 of 15,052 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.

Vito appears in 16 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vito? ▼
15,052 babies have been named Vito since 1898. All-time, it sits at #968 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #1,502 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 1925 with 316 births.
Where does Vito sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vito ranks #968 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,502 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Vito most popular? ▼
Vito was most popular in the 1920s decade with 2,817 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
Where is Vito most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Vito are New York (5,946 births), New Jersey (1,533 births), Illinois (1,469 births).
How long has the name Vito been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Vito since 1898 -- 128 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Vito? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Vittorio, Vitaliy, Vitaly, Vitor, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Vito's data

  • Vito's decade-level peak was the 1920s (2,817 total births); usage has since declined to 596 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • New York records the most Vitos (5,946 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Vito

Nearby Names Like Vito

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Vito

Vittorio Boy
#3597 1,288 births
Vitaliy Boy
#12678 428 births
Vitaly Boy
#12597 224 births
Vitor Boy
159 births
Vitali Boy
123 births

Compare Vito side by side: Vito vs Vittorio Vito vs Vitaliy Vito vs Vitaly

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Vito

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198,592 births · Peak 1960
Lazaro #1503
7,118 births · Peak 2004
Merritt #1500
6,151 births · Peak 1924
Carver #1504
3,161 births · Peak 2018
Clarence #1499
303,564 births · Peak 1921
Hakeem #1505
6,299 births · Peak 1989
Kyair #1498
835 births · Peak 2023
Decker #1506
2,842 births · Peak 2022

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Vito: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1898–2025 (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 Vito 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.