US rank #6373 Boys' name Peak 2020 239 births

Vuk — #6373 US boys' name

239 babies named Vuk in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s332010s1152020s91
#6373
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 55% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Vuk was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

24 babies were named Vuk in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vuk

The Social Security Administration has registered 239 babies named Vuk between 2005 and 2024, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Vuk currently holds the #6373 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vuk performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 115 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Vuk shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 33 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Vuk in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vuk in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 239 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Vuk at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

239

Since 2005

20 years of records

Peak year

2020

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,373

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2005

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2024

Vuk popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2005

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
24
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
0510152025 20242021201820152012200920062005 7

Vuk by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
115 births that decade — 48% of Vuk's all-time total
2000s332010s1152020s91

Vuk by state

Where Vuk concentrates geographically — total births since 2005

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Vuk
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
33 13.8%
Illinois share of Vuk's total US births 13.8%

33 of 239 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vuk?
239 babies have been named Vuk since 2005. It currently ranks #6373 among boys. The peak year was 2020 with 24 births.
When was Vuk most popular?
Vuk was most popular in the 2010s decade with 115 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Where is Vuk most popular?
The top states for the name Vuk are Illinois (33 births).
How long has the name Vuk been used?
Vuk has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 20 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Vuk?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Vukan, Vukasin. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2005–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.