Boys' name · since 1926

Vol

16 babies named Vol in U.S. Social Security records since 1926, with the highest year being 1933. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#31,116 of 45,481
all-time among boys
16
born since 1926
1930s
peak decade

16 boys have been named Vol since 1926, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vol has been recorded 16 times among boys since 1926, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1926 to 1955.

  • #31,116 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 16 born since 1926
  • 1930s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vol ranks #31,116 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1926, peaking in the 1930s.

#31,116 of 45,481
all-time among boys
16
born since 1926
1930s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Vol's 16 recorded births place it above 31.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Vol's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Vol splits its recorded history at 1933: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1926 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1933 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Vol popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–1955

Last recorded 1955
Peak year (1933)
6
Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
4.555.566.5 192619331955 5

Vol by decade

1930s is the heaviest window (6 births, 38% of the file).

1930s was Vol's strongest decade.

6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.

Vol births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1930s at 6 births (38% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vol? ▼
Since 1926, Social Security records show 16 babies named Vol. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #31,116 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1955. Its busiest year on record was 1933, with 6 births.
Where does Vol sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vol ranks #31,116 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Vol most popular? ▼
Vol was most popular in the 1930s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1933.
How long has the name Vol been used? ▼
Records for Vol go back to 1926, giving 30 years of history through 1955.
What names are similar to Vol? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Volney, Vollie, Volvy, Voltaire, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Vol's data

  • Vol's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 1950s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

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

Keep exploring Vol

Nearby Names Like Vol

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

Volney Boy
629 births
Vollie Boy
378 births
Volvy Boy
#7115 80 births
Voltaire Boy
51 births
Volvi Boy
#11465 33 births

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Names with a similar number of total births

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Bunyon
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Chatman
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Crawley
16 births · Peak 1918
Lurie
16 births · Peak 1953

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Vol: 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, 1926–1955 (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 Vol 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.