Total births
64
Girls' name · since 1993
Vendela
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.
- 64
- total births
- 1993–2011
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 61%
- born in that decade
Vendela is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 64 have been recorded since 1993.
Vendela has 64 recorded births among girls since 1993, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2011.
- 64 total births
- 1993–2011 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 61% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
64 girls have been named Vendela since 1993, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2011.
- 64
- total births
- 1993–2011
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 61%
- born in that decade
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.
Vendela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Vendela's full recorded timeline at 1997, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2011, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1993 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Vendela at a glance
Last recorded 2011Peak year
1993
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1993
Vendela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2011
- Peak year (1993)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Vendela by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Vendela's strongest decade.
39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Vendela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
39 births
- 2000s
2000s
20 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 39 births (61% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Vendela? ▼
Since 1993, Social Security records show 64 babies named Vendela. The most recent recorded year was 2011. Its busiest year on record 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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Vendela since 1993 -- 19 years through the most recent 2011 data.
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.
What to do with Vendela's data
- Vendela's decade-level peak was the 1990s (39 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- 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.
Keep exploring Vendela
Nearby Names Like Vendela
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Vendela
Venus Girl
#1720 9,956 births
Venessa Girl
#13626 5,767 births
Venita Girl
5,708 births
Venice Girl
#3900 2,946 births
Vena Girl
#12168 2,804 births
Compare Vendela side by side: Vendela vs Venus Vendela vs Venessa Vendela vs Venita
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
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, 1993–2011 (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. "Vendela: Baby Name Since 1993 - 64 Births, Peak 1993." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/vendela. 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 Vendela 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.