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Vitus
OriginLatin
Meaning"life"
US RankUnranked
Below 5 births
About Vitus
No-no appelation of a child saint and martyr whose name is a term for the nervous condition known as Saint Vitus' Dance. Its one recommending feature is that it's among the elite group Boy names that mean life.
Pronounced VY-tus.
As of October 2026, Vitus ranked #12088 in US births in 2016 SSA, peaked at #3936 in 1929.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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- Saint Vitus
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- Vitus Jonassen Bering
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- Vitus Pichler
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- Vitus Georg Tönnemann
German Jesuit confessor to Charles VI
- Vitus "Veit" Bach
ancestor of German composer J.S. Bach and family
- Vitus Eicher
German footballer
Vitus in pop culture
- "Vitus
" 2006 Swiss film and its main character
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