Total births
51
Boys' name · since 1963
Voltaire
51 babies named Voltaire in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 51
- total births
- 1963–2019
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 29%
- born in that decade
Voltaire is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 51 have been recorded since 1963.
Voltaire has 51 recorded births among boys since 1963, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2019.
- 51 total births
- 1963–2019 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 29% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
51 boys have been named Voltaire since 1963, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2019.
- 51
- total births
- 1963–2019
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 29%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
29% of everyone ever named Voltaire was born in this single decade.
1971
Single peak year
8 babies were named Voltaire in 1971 - its busiest year on record.
Voltaire's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Voltaire's full recorded timeline at 1983, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1971 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Voltaire at a glance
Last recorded 2019Peak year
1971
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1963
Voltaire popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2019
- Peak year (1971)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Voltaire by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Voltaire's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Voltaire births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
7 births
- 1970s
1970s
13 births
- 1980s
1980s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
15 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 15 births (29% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Voltaire? ▼
Voltaire has been given to 51 babies in the U.S. since 1963, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2019. 8 babies were born in 1971, its single highest year.
When was Voltaire most popular? ▼
Voltaire was most popular in the 2000s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Voltaire been used? ▼
Voltaire has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 57 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Voltaire? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Volney, Vollie, Volvy, Volvi, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Voltaire's data
- Voltaire's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (15 total births) through the 2010s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Voltaire
Nearby Names Like Voltaire
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Voltaire
Volney Boy
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Vollie Boy
378 births
Volvy Boy
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Volvi Boy
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Volley Boy
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Compare Voltaire side by side: Voltaire vs Volney Voltaire vs Vollie Voltaire vs Volvy
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1963–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Voltaire: Baby Name Since 1963 - 51 Births, Peak 1971." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/voltaire. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Voltaire 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 July 2026.