How Many People Are Named Vito?
An estimated 7,992 people in the United States have the first name Vito. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 48 years old, and Vito peaked in popularity in 1925 with 316 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Vito 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 Vito paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
7,992
About 1 in 42,887 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
48
years old
Peak Year
1925
316 births
Total Registered
14,935
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Vito
Vito is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 14,935 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Vito as a male name
Ranked #1,634 in 2024
104 male births in 2024
Peak: 1925 (316 births)
Vito: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Vito span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 2,817 babies were registered. Vito has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Vito by Decade
How has Vito 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.
Vito by State
Birth registrations for Vito span all 15 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, New Jersey, Illinois. The lowest are in Arizona, Wisconsin, Texas. On average, about 815 Vitos were registered per state.
Vito + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Vito as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Vito
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
Vito: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Vito?
We estimate approximately 7,992 people named Vito 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 42,887 Americans share this first name.
Is Vito a common name?
Vito is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 14,935 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Vito most popular?
Vito reached peak popularity in 1925, when 316 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Vito is approximately 48 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Vito a male name?
Vito is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Vito Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Vito Smith, Vito Johnson, Vito 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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