Girls' name · since 1923
Vonita
Since 1923, U.S. Social Security records show 394 babies named Vonita, peaking in 1963. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,647 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 394
- born since 1923
- 1960s
- peak decade
Vonita is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 394 have been recorded since 1923.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vonita has been recorded 394 times among girls since 1923, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 1983.
- #13,647 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 394 born since 1923
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vonita ranks #13,647 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 394 born since 1923, peaking in the 1960s.
- #13,647 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 394
- born since 1923
- 1960s
- peak decade
Vonita's 394 recorded births place it above 81.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Vonita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Vonita's SSA record in two at 1958 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1924, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1963 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Vonita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–1983
- Peak year (1963)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Vonita by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (101 births, 26% of the file).
1960s was Vonita's strongest decade.
101 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Vonita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 20
1920s
20 births
- 1930s 37
1930s
37 births
- 1940s
1940s
46 births
- 1950s
1950s
94 births
- 1960s
1960s
101 births
- 1970s
1970s
76 births
- 1980s 20
1980s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 101 births (26% of all-time use).
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- Vonita's decade-level peak was the 1960s (101 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Vonita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1963)
Similar record span (~60 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, 1923–1983 (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 Vonita 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.