Boys' name · since 2011

Volvy

Volvy has 80 recorded births since 2011 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#18,930 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#7,115 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
80
born since 2011
2020s
peak decade

Yes -- Volvy is the #7115 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 80 recorded since 2011.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Volvy has been recorded 80 times among boys since 2011, currently ranked #7115 nationally and more common than 49% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2011 to 2025.

  • #18,930 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #7,115 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 80 born since 2011
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Volvy ranks #18,930 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,115 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 80 born since 2011, peaking in the 2020s.

#18,930 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#7,115 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
80
born since 2011
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%48.9%
Volvy vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Volvy's 80 recorded births place it above 58.34% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.

How Volvy compares

80 23rd percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Volvy's all-time total is 78% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Volvy Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 80 369 358,536
Peak-year births 12 34 22,252

Volvy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Volvy's SSA record in two at 2020 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2011, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Volvy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
12
Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
468101214 201120122016201720182019202020212022202320242025 12

Volvy by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (47 births, 59% of the file).

2020s was Volvy's strongest decade.

47 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.

Volvy births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 47 births (59% of all-time use).

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

Volvy by state

Where Volvy concentrates geographically, total births since 2011

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Volvy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
62 77.5%
New York share of Volvy's total US births 77.5%

62 of 80 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Volvy?
Since 2011, Social Security records show 80 babies named Volvy. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #18,930 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #7,115 of 13,930 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2024, with 12 births.
Where does Volvy sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Volvy ranks #18,930 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,115 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Volvy most popular?
Volvy was most popular in the 2020s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Volvy most popular?
The top states for the name Volvy are New York (62 births).
How long has the name Volvy been used?
Volvy has been recorded in Social Security data since 2011, spanning 15 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Volvy?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Volney, Vollie, Voltaire, Volvi, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Volvy's data

  • New York records the most Volvys (62 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names

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

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Nearby Names Like Volvy

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

Names with a similar popularity rank to Volvy

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Volvy: 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, 2011–2025 (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 Volvy 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.