The first name Vital

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About the first name Vital

Meaning

The name Vital traditionally means “living” or “related to life”.

Historical origin

The name Vital comes from Latin Vitalis, derived from vita “life”.

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In parish acts, Vital can reflect a particular devotion to a saint who bore the name.

Pronunciation:vi-talvit.al

Frequency of the first name Vital by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Vital by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name VitalLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Vital in baptisms by year.5037251201710176318161869192219751710–1714 1 baptisms1720–1724 2 baptisms1735–1739 2 baptisms1745–1749 1 baptisms1750–1754 5 baptisms1755–1759 1 baptisms1760–1764 2 baptisms1765–1769 2 baptisms1770–1774 4 baptisms1775–1779 9 baptisms1780–1784 4 baptisms1785–1789 9 baptisms1790–1794 14 baptisms1795–1799 7 baptisms1800–1804 7 baptisms1805–1809 8 baptisms1810–1814 14 baptisms1815–1819 18 baptisms1820–1824 18 baptisms1825–1829 18 baptisms1830–1834 18 baptisms1835–1839 18 baptisms1840–1844 22 baptisms1845–1849 11 baptisms1850–1854 21 baptisms1855–1859 26 baptisms1860–1864 22 baptisms1865–1869 18 baptisms1870–1874 16 baptisms1875–1879 6 baptisms1880–1884 5 baptisms1885–1889 5 baptisms1890–1894 9 baptisms1895–1899 5 baptisms1900–1904 1 baptisms1905–1909 1 baptisms1915–1919 8 baptisms1920–1924 1 baptisms1925–1929 1 baptisms1940–1944 1 baptisms1945–1949 2 baptisms1950–1954 1 baptisms1955–1959 2 baptisms1960–1964 4 baptisms1975–1979 2 baptisms

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