Girls' name · since 1920
Vendetta
Vendetta has 195 recorded births since 1920 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1951 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,102 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 195
- born since 1920
- 1950s
- peak decade
195 girls have been named Vendetta since 1920, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Vendetta has 195 recorded births among girls since 1920, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 1975.
- #20,102 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 195 born since 1920
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vendetta ranks #20,102 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 195 born since 1920, peaking in the 1950s.
- #20,102 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 195
- born since 1920
- 1950s
- peak decade
Vendetta's 195 recorded births place it above 72.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Vendetta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Vendetta's SSA record in two at 1959 and the more recent half accounts for 35% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 65%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1932, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1951 peak of 48, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Vendetta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–1975
- Peak year (1951)
- 48
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Vendetta by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (116 births, 59% of the file).
1950s was Vendetta's strongest decade.
116 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Vendetta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 12
1920s
12 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
116 births
- 1960s 39
1960s
39 births
- 1970s 23
1970s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 116 births (59% of all-time use).
Vendetta by state
Where Vendetta concentrates geographically, total births since 1920
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 7 | 3.6% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 5 | 2.6% |
7 of 195 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Vendetta's data
- Vendetta's decade-level peak was the 1950s (116 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Vendettas (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Vendetta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1951)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1920–1975 (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 Vendetta 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.