Vytautas
Vytautas is a pre-Christian Lithuanian given name derived from East Baltic roots vyti/vyd "chase, pursuer; to see" and tauta "land; country," first attested from Vytautas the Great. This name has become a popular Lithuanian masculine given name.
Meaning & Origin of Vytautas
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Vytautas is a pre-Christian Lithuanian given name derived from East Baltic roots vyti/vyd "chase, pursuer; to see" and tauta "land; country," first attested from Vytautas the Great. This name has become a popular Lithuanian masculine given name.
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The Story of Vytautas
Vytautas first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1918, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1956, when 10 Vytautass were born — ranking #2,629 that year. As of 2026, Vytautas ranks #3,944 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 52 Vytautass have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Vytautas
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- Vytautas Andriuškevičius (born 1990), Lithuanian footballer
- Vytautas Apanavičius (born 1973), Lithuanian football midfielder
- Vytautas Babravičius or Simas (born 1952), Lithuanian country and folk rock musician
- Vytautas Bacevičius (1905–1970), Lithuanian composer
- Vytautas Barkauskas (born 1931), Lithuanian composer and music educator
- Vytautas Beliajus (1908–1994), Lithuanian folk dancer and instructor
- Vytautas Pranas Bičiūnas (1893–1943), Lithuanian painter, theatre actor, writer and literary critic
- Vytautas Briedis (born 1940), Lithuanian rower and Olympic medalist
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Names that sound like Vytautas
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About the name Vytautas
Vytautas is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1918 and has accumulated 52 births in the dataset. Vytautas's peak popularity came in 1956 when it ranked #2,629. Use the chart and map above to compare Vytautas'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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