Vasco
Vasco is a name with multiple cultural origins: Portuguese, Spanish, Italian.
- Portuguese
- Spanish
- Italian
Meaning & Origin of Vasco
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Vasco is a name with multiple cultural origins: Portuguese, Spanish, Italian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Portuguese
- Spanish
- Italian
The Story of Vasco
The earliest SSA record of Vasco as a baby boy name dates back to 1910, when 7 babies received it. 1916 was its biggest year on record, with 18 newborns named Vasco — #1,698 in the national rankings. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (16 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 508 Vascos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Vasco
Phonetically similar names — useful when Vasco is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Visco
- Vasko
- Wasko
- Vask
- Vacio
- Vasc
- Vacco
- Vasque
- Vaca
- Vasquez
- Visio
- Vazquez
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Vasco
Vasco is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1910 and has accumulated 508 births in the dataset. Vasco's peak popularity came in 1916 when it ranked #1,698. Use the chart and map above to compare Vasco's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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