US rank #1627 Boys' name Peak 1925 14,935 births

Vito — #1627 US boys' name

14,935 babies named Vito in U.S. Social Security records since 1898, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#1627
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 89% of names given to boys today.

1920s
Peak decade

19% of everyone ever named Vito was born in this single decade.

1925
Single peak year

316 babies were named Vito in 1925 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vito

The Social Security Administration has registered 14,935 babies named Vito between 1898 and 2024, spanning 127 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Vito currently holds the #1627 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 316 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vito performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 2,817 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Vito shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5,929 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Vito in 15 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vito 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 14,935 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.

Vito at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

14,935

Since 1898

127 years of records

Peak year

1925

316 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

#1,627

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1898

Recorded for 127 years

Last year on file: 2024

Vito popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1898

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1925)
316
Annual births at peak — across 127 years of records
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Vito by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
2,817 births that decade — 19% of Vito's all-time total
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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
5,929 39.7%
#2 New Jersey
1,528 10.2%
#3 Illinois
1,460 9.8%
#4 Pennsylvania
891 6.0%
#5 California
712 4.8%
#6 Michigan
457 3.1%
#7 Massachusetts
450 3.0%
#8 Connecticut
318 2.1%
New York share of Vito's total US births 39.7%
Even split

5,929 of 14,935 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.

Vito appears in 15 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vito?
14,935 babies have been named Vito since 1898. It currently ranks #1627 among boys. The peak year was 1925 with 316 births.
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 (5,929 births), New Jersey (1,528 births), Illinois (1,460 births).
How long has the name Vito been used?
Vito has been recorded in Social Security data since 1898, spanning 127 years of data through 2024.
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.

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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, 1898–2024 (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.