Girls' name · since 1967

Vangela

11 babies named Vangela in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1967. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#54,367 of 72,339
all-time among girls
11
born since 1967
1960s
peak decade

Vangela sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 11 recorded since 1967.

Social Security Administration records show Vangela recorded 11 times among girls since 1967, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 1969.

  • #54,367 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 11 born since 1967
  • 1960s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vangela ranks #54,367 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1967, peaking in the 1960s.

#54,367 of 72,339
all-time among girls
11
born since 1967
1960s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Vangela's 11 recorded births place it above 24.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Vangela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Vangela's full recorded timeline at 1969, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1969, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1967 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Vangela popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–1969

Last recorded 1969
Peak year (1967)
6
Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
4.555.566.5 19671969 5

Vangela by decade

1960s is the heaviest window (11 births, 100% of the file).

1960s was Vangela's strongest decade.

11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Vangela births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1960s at 11 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vangela?
11 babies have been named Vangela since 1967. All-time, it sits at #54,367 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1969. The peak year was 1967 with 6 births.
Where does Vangela sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vangela ranks #54,367 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Vangela most popular?
Vangela was most popular in the 1960s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1967.
How long has the name Vangela been used?
The SSA has tracked Vangela since 1967 -- 3 years through the most recent 1969 data.
What names are similar to Vangela?
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.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Vangela: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1967–1969 (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 Vangela 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.