Recorded 1926–1955 Boys' name Peak 1933 16 births

Vol — boys' name

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.

1920s51930s61950s5
1930s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Vol was born in this single decade.

1933
Single peak year

6 babies were named Vol in 1933 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vol

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Vol between 1926 and 1955, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Vol currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1955. The name reached its historical peak in 1933, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vol performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Vol shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vol 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 16 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.

Vol at a glance

Last recorded 1955

Total births

16

Since 1926

30 years of records

Peak year

1933

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1955

Active since

1926

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 1955

Vol popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1955
Peak year (1933)
6
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
4.555.566.5 195519331926 5

Vol by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
6 births that decade — 38% of Vol's all-time total
1920s51930s61950s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vol?
16 babies have been named Vol since 1926. It was last recorded in 1955. The peak year was 1933 with 6 births.
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?
Vol has been recorded in Social Security data since 1926, spanning 30 years of data 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.

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, 1926–1955 (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.