Boys' name · since 1963
Vivek
1,771 babies named Vivek in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,558 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,771
- born since 1963
- 2000s
- peak decade
Vivek is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 1,771 have been recorded since 1963.
Social Security Administration records show Vivek recorded 1,771 times among boys since 1963, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2024.
- #3,558 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,771 born since 1963
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vivek ranks #3,558 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,771 born since 1963, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,558 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,771
- born since 1963
- 2000s
- peak decade
Vivek's 1,771 recorded births place it above 92.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Vivek's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Vivek's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1963, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2004 peak of 75, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Vivek popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2024
- Peak year (2004)
- 75
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Vivek by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (565 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Vivek's strongest decade.
565 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Vivek births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 28
1960s
28 births
- 1970s 170
1970s
170 births
- 1980s
1980s
319 births
- 1990s
1990s
449 births
- 2000s
2000s
565 births
- 2010s 198
2010s
198 births
- 2020s 42
2020s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 565 births (32% of all-time use).
How Vivek 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 Vivek's total volume
Vivek by state
Where Vivek concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 201 | 11.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 124 | 7.0% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 108 | 6.1% |
| #4 | Texas | | 54 | 3.0% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 45 | 2.5% |
| #6 | Maryland | | 11 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.3% |
201 of 1,771 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Vivek's data
- Vivek's decade-level peak was the 2000s (565 total births); usage has since declined to 42 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Viveks (201 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Vivek: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~61 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, 1963–2024 (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 Vivek 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.