Vilas

Last seen for girls in 1920 at #3,598 · Last seen for boys in 1983 at #5,484
Given to boys 97.2% of the time

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Peak · boys
#1,023
1913 · 24 births
Debut · boys
1913
24 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
493
since 1913

Vilas over time

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Rank among boys' names. Vilas has never cracked the top 1,000 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201928peak #1,023, 1913boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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1914#3,1886#1,77213
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First appearance
1913

The first year at least five boys were named Vilas! It came in at #1,023, and was given to 24 baby boys.

Quietest stretch: 1943–1944, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Vilas is popular in 1928

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Vilas, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Vilas, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Vilas, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Vilas, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Vilas, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Vilas, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Vilas, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Vilas, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Vilas, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Vilas, so not publishedILWisconsin: #208 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,064 boysWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Vilas, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Vilas, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Vilas, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Vilas, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Vilas, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Vilas, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Vilas, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Vilas, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Vilas, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Vilas, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Vilas, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Vilas, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Vilas, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Vilas, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 boys named Vilas, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Vilas, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Vilas, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Vilas, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Vilas, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Vilas, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Vilas, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Vilas, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Vilas, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Vilas, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Vilas, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Vilas, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Vilas, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Vilas, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Vilas, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Vilas, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Vilas, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Vilas, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Vilas, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Vilas, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Vilas, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Vilas, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Vilas, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Vilas, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 boys named Vilas, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Vilas, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Wisconsin#208 · 1 in 2,064

Best ever in a state: #155 in Wisconsin, 1913.

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See more about Vilas
Momentum · boys
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 1983
Rise & fade · boys
Peaked on debut
  • Debuted 1913
  • Peaked 1913 at #1,023 (24 births)
  • Births halved by 1933, 20 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Never in the top 1,000
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · boys
1 in 21,357
  • Highest: 1 in 21,357 boys born in 1913 were named Vilas (0.00%)
  • Latest: 1 in 298,761 boys born in 1983 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
  • 39.8% of all boys named Vilas (196) were born in this decade
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DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s130#1,023 (1913)#1,653
1920s196#1,460 (1923)#1,797
1930s106#1,927 (1931)#2,412
1940s45#2,268 (1942)#2,880
1950s5#3,734 (1952)#3,734
1960s0——
1970s5#5,772 (1978)#5,772
1980s6#5,484 (1983)#5,484

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Vilas in 1928

boys
#1,647
21 births · 1 in 52,743 boys

Top boys' names in 1928

  1. #1Robert60,701
  2. #2John53,760
  3. #3James52,752
  4. #4William49,118
  5. #5Charles31,243
  6. #6Richard28,793
  7. #7Donald25,704
  8. #8George24,391
  9. #9Joseph22,322
  10. #10Edward18,492
  11. #1,647Vilas21
More about 1928

boys

1,107,613 boys got a published name in 1928; 1 in 52,743 of them was named Vilas, which outranked 65.1% of the 4,723 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Vilas
  1. #1,611Woody22
  2. #1,611Yale22
  3. #1,611Yukio22
  4. #1,647Vilas21
  5. #1,647Adrain21
  6. #1,647Alfonza21
  7. #1,647Algie21
  8. #1,707Alfonse20
  9. #1,707Ambrosio20
  10. #1,707Barnie20

Tied with 59 names at #1,647; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1927
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,009Fidencio#1,959 → #950
  2. ↑ 766Hoover#1,128 → #362
  3. ↑ 700Reyes#1,692 → #992
  4. ↑ 441Arlen#1,227 → #786
  5. ↑ 392Arland#1,372 → #980
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,975Shoji#722 → #3,697
  2. ↓ 529Alvan#951 → #1,480
  3. ↓ 418Watson#964 → #1,382
  4. ↓ 412Judge#911 → #1,323
  5. ↓ 363Donato#990 → #1,353

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1928 →