Boys' name · since 2014

Voss

42 babies named Voss in U.S. Social Security records since 2014, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#23,456 of 45,481
all-time among boys
42
born since 2014
2010s
peak decade

Voss is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 42 have been recorded since 2014.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Voss has been recorded 42 times among boys since 2014, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2014 to 2024.

  • #23,456 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 42 born since 2014
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Voss ranks #23,456 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 42 born since 2014, peaking in the 2010s.

#23,456 of 45,481
all-time among boys
42
born since 2014
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Voss's 42 recorded births place it above 48.41% 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.

Voss's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Voss's full recorded timeline at 2017, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2017, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Voss popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–2024

Last recorded 2024
Peak year (2014)
8
Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
456789 2014201520162017201920202024 5

Voss by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (32 births, 76% of the file).

2010s was Voss's strongest decade.

32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.

Voss births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 32 births (76% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Voss?
Voss has been given to 42 babies in the U.S. since 2014, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #23,456 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2024. 8 babies were born in 2014, its single highest year.
Where does Voss sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Voss ranks #23,456 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 Voss most popular?
Voss was most popular in the 2010s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
How long has the name Voss been used?
The SSA has tracked Voss since 2014 -- 11 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Voss?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Voshon. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Voss's data

  • Voss's decade-level peak was the 2010s (32 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- 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.

Keep exploring Voss

Nearby Names Like Voss

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

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Voss: 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, 2014–2024 (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 Voss 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.