Recorded 1946–1999 Boys' name Peak 1988 86 births

Vandell — boys' name

86 babies named Vandell in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s111960s111970s161980s261990s17
1980s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Vandell was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

9 babies were named Vandell in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vandell

The Social Security Administration has registered 86 babies named Vandell between 1946 and 1999, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Vandell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vandell performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Vandell shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vandell in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 86 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Vandell at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

86

Since 1946

54 years of records

Peak year

1988

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1946

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 1999

Vandell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1946

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1988)
9
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
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Vandell by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
26 births that decade — 30% of Vandell's all-time total
1940s51950s111960s111970s161980s261990s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vandell?
86 babies have been named Vandell since 1946. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1988 with 9 births.
When was Vandell most popular?
Vandell was most popular in the 1980s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Vandell been used?
Vandell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 54 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Vandell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Van, Vance, Vann, Vander, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1946–1999 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.