Boys' name · since 2009
Vanderlei
11 babies named Vanderlei in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #34,216 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 11
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
Vanderlei is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 11 have been recorded since 2009.
Social Security Administration records show Vanderlei recorded 11 times among boys since 2009, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2012.
- #34,216 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 11 born since 2009
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vanderlei ranks #34,216 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 2009, peaking in the 2010s.
- #34,216 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 11
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
Vanderlei's 11 recorded births place it above 24.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Vanderlei's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Vanderlei splits its recorded history at 2012: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2009 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Vanderlei popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2012
- Peak year (2012)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
Vanderlei by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (6 births, 55% of the file).
2010s was Vanderlei's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Vanderlei births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Vanderlei: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~3 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 2009–2012 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Vanderlei 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 August 2026.