Vanellope: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#2,929

among girls · ↓134 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Vanellope · -5% vs 2024

How common

1 in 27,712

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2019

95 babies

All-time total

840

#8,481 all-time among girls

First recorded

2013

in Social Security records

Vanellope popularity over time

840 babies have been named Vanellope since 2013, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

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2010s	446	45	–	#2,031
2020s (to 2025)	394	66	+47%	#2,339

Where Vanellope is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	58	0.04	outside top 500
2027	57	0.04	outside top 500
2028	57	0.04	outside top 500
2029	57	0.04	outside top 500
2030	56	0.04	outside top 500

Where Vanellope is most popular

Girls named Vanellope per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.039 per 1,000. Strongest in California, Texas, and Arizona.

Vs national average

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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Vanellope born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State	Girls 2021–2025	Per 1,000	vs national
California	86	0.102	+161%
Texas	71	0.088	+125%
Arizona	8	0.057	+45%
Colorado	6	0.054	+37%
Florida	5	0.012	-70%
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State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Vanellope

Vanellope is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,929 in 2025 with 58 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 2013, 840 American babies have been named Vanellope. Its peak came in 2019, when 95 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Vanellope stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Vanellope?

The median living Vanellope is about 6 years old; half are between 3 and 9. An estimated 800 people named Vanellope are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Vanellope year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	58	#2,929
2024	61	#2,795
2023	61	#2,821
2022	65	#2,684
2021	73	#2,459
2020	76	#2,339
2019	95	#2,031
2018	46	#3,436
2017	47	#3,383
2016	49	#3,321
2015	68	#2,644
2014	78	#2,370
2013	63	#2,765
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Vanellope, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Vanellope?

The median living Vanellope is about 6 years old. Half of all living Vanellopes are between 3 and 9 years old.

How many people named Vanellope are alive today?

An estimated 800 people named Vanellope are alive in the United States, based on 840 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Vanellope in 2025?

Vanellope ranked #2,929 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 58 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Vanellope?

840 babies have been named Vanellope in the United States since 2013, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Vanellope most popular?

Vanellope peaked in 2019, when 95 newborns received the name.

Is Vanellope a boy or girl name?

Vanellope is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Vanellope rising or falling?

Vanellope has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Vanellope become more popular?

Vanellope looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 56 girls named Vanellope in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Vanellope

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