Vanilla

vuh-NIH-luh /vɐˈnɪlə/
girl 3 syllables fading

Vanilla is a very rare girls' name that was most common in the 1910s and has all but disappeared.

Vanilla is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1978. Vanilla was first reported in SSA data in 1898 and peaked in 1919 (15 births).

About the name Vanilla

Pronunciationvuh-NIH-luh /vɐˈnɪlə/
15peak births 1919
1898first in SSA data

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How popular is Vanilla?

Girls named Vanilla
1898190019101920193019401950196019701978
Girls named Vanilla per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1898–1978 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1978) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Vanilla total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19785—#11,412
19636—#6,557
19606—#6,348
19556—#5,792
19515—#6,171
19465—#5,648
193910—#2,910
19386—#4,313
19366—#4,144
19335—#4,813
193212—#2,628
19317—#3,818
19306—#4,519
19287—#4,160
19267—#4,273
19257—#4,399
192412—#2,964
192312—#2,903
19228—#3,986
19219—#3,645
19207—#4,361
191915—#2,378
19186—#4,775
19176—#4,557
19137—#2,802
19126—#2,950
18985—#1,955
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