Given name & surname
Vae
“a mighty ruler”
Vae is a variant of Vai. One interpretation is “a mighty ruler.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Vae is a variant of Vai. One interpretation is “a mighty ruler.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1934. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Vae through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 0 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1934
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1934. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Vae’s family of names
Vae has a related form in Vai. In Zhuang usage, Vae as a surname has a related form in 位.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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