Total births
86
Girls' name · since 2019
Vaela
Vaela has 86 recorded births since 2019 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7941
- among girls today
- 86
- born since 2019
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 55%
- more common than other girls
86 babies have been named Vaela since 2019, making it today's #7941 girls' name.
Vaela has 86 recorded births among girls since 2019, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7941 as of the latest data, more common than 55% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2019 to 2025.
- #7941 among girls today
- 86 born since 2019
- 2020s peak decade
- 55% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Vaela is currently the #7941 girls' name in America, more common than 55% of girls - 86 born since 2019, peaking in the 2020s.
- #7941
- among girls today
- 86
- born since 2019
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 55%
- more common than other girls
Vaela vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#7941
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 55% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
94% of everyone ever named Vaela was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
38 babies were named Vaela in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Vaela compares
86 22th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Vaela's all-time total is 77% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Vaela | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 86 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 38 | 48 | 19,840 |
Vaela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Vaela splits its recorded history at 2023: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2019 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 38 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Vaela at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#7,941
Active since
2019
Vaela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Vaela by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Vaela's strongest decade.
81 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 94% of all-time use.
Vaela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
81 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 81 births (94% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Vaela? ▼
Since 2019, Social Security records show 86 babies named Vaela. Today it holds rank #7941 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2025, with 38 births.
When was Vaela most popular? ▼
Vaela was most popular in the 2020s decade with 81 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Vaela been used? ▼
Vaela has been recorded in Social Security data since 2019, spanning 7 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Vaela? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Vaeda, Vaelyn, Vaelynn, Vaeya, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Vaela
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Vaelynn Girl
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Vaeya Girl
#15076 11 births
Vae Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2019–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Vaela: #7941 Girls' Name - 86 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/vaela. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Vaela draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.