Names / Girl names
Vanilla
Current rank
—
outside the top 1,000
All-time peak
#1,955
in 1898
First recorded
1898
in U.S. data
Children named
199
since 1898
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #1,955 in 1898 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Recorded as a girls' name, Vanilla enters U.S. records in 1898. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Roughly 199 people have been given the name to date — a true rarity.