Boys' name · since 1995
Vlad
543 babies named Vlad in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,511 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,742 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 543
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Vlad is the #5742 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 543 recorded since 1995.
Vlad has 543 recorded births among boys since 1995, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5742 as of the latest data, more common than 59% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2025.
- #7,511 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,742 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 543 born since 1995
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vlad ranks #7,511 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,742 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 543 born since 1995, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,511 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,742 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 543
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Vlad's 543 recorded births place it above 83.48% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Vlad compares
543 Top 42% higher than 58% 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
Vlad's all-time total is 47% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Vlad | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 543 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 34 | 22,252 |
Vlad's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Vlad's full recorded timeline at 2011, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1995, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2004 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Vlad popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Vlad by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (212 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Vlad's strongest decade.
212 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Vlad births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 36
1990s
36 births
- 2000s
2000s
199 births
- 2010s
2010s
212 births
- 2020s
2020s
96 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 212 births (39% of all-time use).
How Vlad 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 Vlad's total volume
Vlad by state
Where Vlad concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 22 | 4.1% |
| #2 | Washington | | 16 | 2.9% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 5 | 0.9% |
22 of 543 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Vlad's data
- Vlad's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (212 total births) through the 2020s (96) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Vlads (22 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Vlad: 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 (~30 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, 1995–2025 (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 Vlad 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.