Recorded 1920–1975 Girls' name Peak 1951 195 births

Vendetta — girls' name

195 babies named Vendetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1951. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s121930s51950s1161960s391970s23
1950s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Vendetta was born in this single decade.

1951
Single peak year

48 babies were named Vendetta in 1951 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vendetta

The Social Security Administration has registered 195 babies named Vendetta between 1920 and 1975, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Vendetta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1975. The name reached its historical peak in 1951, when 48 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vendetta performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 116 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Vendetta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Vendetta in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vendetta 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 195 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.

Vendetta at a glance

Last recorded 1975

Total births

195

Since 1920

56 years of records

Peak year

1951

48 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1975

Active since

1920

Recorded for 56 years

Last year on file: 1975

Vendetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1920

Last recorded 1975
Peak year (1951)
48
Annual births at peak — across 56 years of records
0102030405060 19751970196219591955195219211920 6

Vendetta by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
116 births that decade — 59% of Vendetta's all-time total
1920s121930s51950s1161960s391970s23

Vendetta by state

Where Vendetta concentrates geographically — total births since 1920

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Vendetta
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
7 3.6%
#2 Michigan
5 2.6%
Pennsylvania share of Vendetta's total US births 3.6%
Even split

7 of 195 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vendetta?
195 babies have been named Vendetta since 1920. It was last recorded in 1975. The peak year was 1951 with 48 births.
When was Vendetta most popular?
Vendetta was most popular in the 1950s decade with 116 total births. The single peak year was 1951.
Where is Vendetta most popular?
The top states for the name Vendetta are Pennsylvania (7 births), Michigan (5 births).
How long has the name Vendetta been used?
Vendetta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 56 years of data through 1975.
What names are similar to Vendetta?
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, 1920–1975 (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.