How Many People Are Named Vimal?
An estimated 93 people in the United States have the first name Vimal. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Vimal peaked in popularity in 1987 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Vimal as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Vimal paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Vimal is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
93
About 1 in 3,685,531 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1987
12 births
Total Registered
97
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Vimal
Vimal is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 97 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Vimal as a male name
Ranked #10,752 in 1997
5 male births in 1997
Peak: 1987 (12 births)
Vimal: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Vimal span from the 1970s to the 1990s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 62 babies were registered. While Vimal is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Vimal by Decade
How has Vimal tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Vimal + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Vimal as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Vimal
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
Vimal: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Vimal?
We estimate approximately 93 people named Vimal are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 3,685,531 Americans share this first name.
Is Vimal a common name?
Vimal is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 63.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 97 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Vimal most popular?
Vimal reached peak popularity in 1987, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Vimal is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Vimal a male name?
Vimal is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Vimal Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Vimal Smith, Vimal Johnson, Vimal Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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