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.

#22,112 of 45,481
all-time among boys
51
born since 1963
2000s
peak 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.

  • #22,112 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 51 born since 1963
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Voltaire ranks #22,112 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 51 born since 1963, peaking in the 2000s.

#22,112 of 45,481
all-time among boys
51
born since 1963
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Voltaire's 51 recorded births place it above 51.36% 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.

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 popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2019

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1971)
8
Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
456789 196319711978198019832004200720082019 5

Voltaire by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (15 births, 29% of the file).

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

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 15 births (29% of all-time use).

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

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 archive ordinal is #22,112 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2019. 8 babies were born in 1971, its single highest year.
Where does Voltaire sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Voltaire ranks #22,112 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 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.

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
629 births
Vollie Boy
378 births
Volvy Boy
#7115 80 births
Volvi Boy
#11465 33 births
Volley Boy
19 births

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Mchenry
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Argle
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Elra
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Voltaire: 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, 1963–2019 (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 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 August 2026.