Girls' name · since 2012

Vanille

Since 2012, U.S. Social Security records show 16 babies named Vanille, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

16
total births
2012–2021
years on record
2010s
peak decade
69%
born in that decade

Vanille is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 16 have been recorded since 2012.

Vanille has 16 recorded births among girls since 2012, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2012 to 2021.

  • 16 total births
  • 2012–2021 years on record
  • 2010s peak decade
  • 69% born in that decade

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

16 girls have been named Vanille since 2012, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2021.

16
total births
2012–2021
years on record
2010s
peak decade
69%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Vanille was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

6 babies were named Vanille in 2012 - its busiest year on record.

Vanille's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Vanille's full recorded timeline at 2016, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2016, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Vanille at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

16

Since 2012

10 years of records

Peak year

2012

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

2012

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 2021

Vanille popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2021

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2012)
6
Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
4.555.566.5 201220162021 5

Vanille by decade

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

2010s was Vanille's strongest decade.

11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.

Vanille births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 11 births (69% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vanille?
Since 2012, Social Security records show 16 babies named Vanille. The most recent recorded year was 2021. Its busiest year on record was 2012, with 6 births.
When was Vanille most popular?
Vanille was most popular in the 2010s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Vanille been used?
The SSA has tracked Vanille since 2012 -- 10 years through the most recent 2021 data.
What names are similar to Vanille?
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.

What to do with Vanille's data

  • Vanille's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 2020s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of June 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, 2012–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Vanille: Baby Name Since 2012 - 16 Births, Peak 2012." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/vanille. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Vanille 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 June 2026.