How Many People Are Named Vlad?
An estimated 522 people in the United States have the first name Vlad. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Vlad peaked in popularity in 2004 with 26 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Vlad 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 Vlad paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
522
About 1 in 656,618 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2004
26 births
Total Registered
527
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Vlad
Vlad is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 527 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Vlad as a male name
Ranked #6,780 in 2024
13 male births in 2024
Peak: 2004 (26 births)
Vlad: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Vlad span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 212 babies were registered. While Vlad is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Vlad by Decade
How has Vlad 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.
Vlad by State
Birth registrations for Vlad span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Washington, Illinois. The lowest are in New York, Illinois, Washington. On average, about 12 Vlads were registered per state.
Vlad + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Vlad as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Vlad
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
Vlad: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Vlad?
We estimate approximately 522 people named Vlad 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 656,618 Americans share this first name.
Is Vlad a common name?
Vlad is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 527 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Vlad most popular?
Vlad reached peak popularity in 2004, when 26 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Vlad is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Vlad a male name?
Vlad is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Vlad Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Vlad Smith, Vlad Johnson, Vlad 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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