Girls' name · since 1923
Vaunda
Since 1923, U.S. Social Security records show 130 babies named Vaunda, peaking in 1939. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,289 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 130
- born since 1923
- 1930s
- peak decade
Vaunda is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 130 have been recorded since 1923.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vaunda has been recorded 130 times among girls since 1923, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 1966.
- #24,289 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 130 born since 1923
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vaunda ranks #24,289 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 130 born since 1923, peaking in the 1930s.
- #24,289 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 130
- born since 1923
- 1930s
- peak decade
Vaunda's 130 recorded births place it above 66.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Vaunda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Vaunda splits its recorded history at 1938: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1934 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1939 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Vaunda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–1966
- Peak year (1939)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Vaunda by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (55 births, 42% of the file).
1930s was Vaunda's strongest decade.
55 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Vaunda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
25 births
- 1930s
1930s
55 births
- 1940s
1940s
27 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 17
1960s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 55 births (42% of all-time use).
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- Vaunda's decade-level peak was the 1930s (55 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Vaunda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1939)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1923–1966 (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 Vaunda 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.