Girls' name · since 1915
Vanella
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.
- #56,813 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 10
- born since 1915
- 1910s
- peak decade
10 girls have been named Vanella since 1915, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Vanella has 10 recorded births among girls since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1917.
- #56,813 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 10 born since 1915
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vanella ranks #56,813 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1915, peaking in the 1910s.
- #56,813 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 10
- born since 1915
- 1910s
- peak decade
Vanella's 10 recorded births place it above 21.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Arkansas.
Vanella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Vanella's full recorded timeline at 1917, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1915, with just 5 recorded births.
Vanella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1917
- Peak year (1915)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
Vanella by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (10 births, 100% of the file).
1910s was Vanella's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Vanella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 10 births (100% of all-time use).
Vanella by state
Where Vanella concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Arkansas | | 5 | 50.0% |
5 of 10 births nationwide.
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- Arkansas records the most Vanellas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Arkansas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Vanella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~2 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, 1915–1917 (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 Vanella 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.