Boys' name · since 1880
Volney
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 629 babies named Volney, peaking in 1916. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,872 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 629
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Volney is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 629 have been recorded since 1880.
Volney has 629 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 1986.
- #6,872 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 629 born since 1880
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Volney ranks #6,872 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 629 born since 1880, peaking in the 1910s.
- #6,872 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 629
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Volney's 629 recorded births place it above 84.89% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Volney's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Volney's SSA record in two at 1927 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1884, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1916 peak of 26, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Volney popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–1986
- Peak year (1916)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Volney by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (156 births, 25% of the file).
1910s was Volney's strongest decade.
156 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Volney births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 40
1880s
40 births
- 1890s 31
1890s
31 births
- 1900s 22
1900s
22 births
- 1910s
1910s
156 births
- 1920s
1920s
152 births
- 1930s
1930s
107 births
- 1940s 46
1940s
46 births
- 1950s 46
1950s
46 births
- 1960s 18
1960s
18 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 156 births (25% of all-time use).
How Volney 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 Volney's total volume
Volney by state
Where Volney concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 0.8% |
5 of 629 births nationwide.
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- Volney's decade-level peak was the 1910s (156 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Volneys (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Volney: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~106 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, 1880–1986 (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 Volney 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.