Recorded 1915–1917 Girls' name Peak 1915 10 births

Vanella — girls' name

10 babies named Vanella in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s10
1910s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Vanella was born in this single decade.

1915
Single peak year

5 babies were named Vanella in 1915 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vanella

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Vanella between 1915 and 1917, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Vanella currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1917. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vanella performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Arkansas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Vanella in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vanella 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 10 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.

Vanella at a glance

Last recorded 1917

Total births

10

Since 1915

3 years of records

Peak year

1915

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1917

Active since

1915

Recorded for 3 years

Last year on file: 1917

Vanella popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1915

Last recorded 1917
Peak year (1915)
5
Annual births at peak — across 3 years of records
5 19171915 5

Vanella by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
10 births that decade — 100% of Vanella's all-time total
1910s10

Vanella by state

Where Vanella concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Vanella
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Arkansas
5 50.0%
Arkansas share of Vanella's total US births 50.0%

5 of 10 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vanella?
10 babies have been named Vanella since 1915. It was last recorded in 1917. The peak year was 1915 with 5 births.
When was Vanella most popular?
Vanella was most popular in the 1910s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
Where is Vanella most popular?
The top states for the name Vanella are Arkansas (5 births).
How long has the name Vanella been used?
Vanella has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 3 years of data through 1917.
What names are similar to Vanella?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Vanessa, Vanesa, Vannessa, Vania, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1915–1917 (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.