Boys' name · since 1980
Vue
Vue has 109 recorded births since 1980 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1983 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,898 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 109
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
Vue is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 109 have been recorded since 1980.
Vue has 109 recorded births among boys since 1980, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 1996.
- #16,898 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 109 born since 1980
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vue ranks #16,898 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 109 born since 1980, peaking in the 1980s.
- #16,898 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 109
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
Vue's 109 recorded births place it above 62.84% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Vue's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Vue splits its recorded history at 1989: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1980 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1983 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Vue popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1996
- Peak year (1983)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Vue by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (69 births, 63% of the file).
1980s was Vue's strongest decade.
69 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Vue births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
69 births
- 1990s
1990s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 69 births (63% of all-time use).
Vue by state
Where Vue concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 42 | 38.5% |
42 of 109 births nationwide.
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- Vue's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (69 total births) through the 1990s (40) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Vues (42 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Vue
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Vue: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~16 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, 1980–1996 (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 Vue 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.