Boys' name · since 2005
Vuk
Vuk has 251 recorded births since 2005 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2020 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,651 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,059 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 251
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Vuk is the #7059 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 251 recorded since 2005.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vuk has been recorded 251 times among boys since 2005, currently ranked #7059 nationally and more common than 49% of boys, 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 2005 to 2025.
- #11,651 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,059 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 251 born since 2005
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vuk ranks #11,651 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,059 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 251 born since 2005, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,651 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,059 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 251
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Vuk's 251 recorded births place it above 74.37% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
How Vuk compares
251 42nd 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
Vuk's all-time total is 32% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Vuk | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 251 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 34 | 22,252 |
Vuk's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Vuk's full recorded timeline at 2015, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2008, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2020 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Vuk popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Vuk by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (115 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Vuk's strongest decade.
115 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Vuk births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 33
2000s
33 births
- 2010s
2010s
115 births
- 2020s
2020s
103 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 115 births (46% of all-time use).
Vuk by state
Where Vuk concentrates geographically, total births since 2005
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 33 | 13.1% |
33 of 251 births nationwide.
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- Vuk's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (115 total births) through the 2020s (103) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Illinois records the most Vuks (33 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Vuk: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~20 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, 2005–2025 (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 Vuk 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.