Recorded 1993–2011 Girls' name Peak 1993 64 births

Vendela — girls' name

64 babies named Vendela in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s392000s202010s5
1990s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Vendela was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

9 babies were named Vendela in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vendela

The Social Security Administration has registered 64 babies named Vendela between 1993 and 2011, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Vendela currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vendela performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Vendela shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vendela 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 64 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.

Vendela at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

64

Since 1993

19 years of records

Peak year

1993

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1993

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2011

Vendela popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1993

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1993)
9
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
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Vendela by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
39 births that decade — 61% of Vendela's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vendela?
64 babies have been named Vendela since 1993. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1993 with 9 births.
When was Vendela most popular?
Vendela was most popular in the 1990s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
How long has the name Vendela been used?
Vendela has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 19 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Vendela?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Venus, Venessa, Venita, Venice, 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, 1993–2011 (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.