Vanille
Oerba Dia Vanille, also addressed simply as Vanille, is a character from the Fabula Nova Crystallis Final Fantasy video game series by Square Enix, within the wider Final Fantasy series. She first appeared as a playable character and central character in the 2009 role-playing video game Final Fantasy XIII.
Meaning & Origin of Vanille
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Oerba Dia Vanille, also addressed simply as Vanille, is a character from the Fabula Nova Crystallis Final Fantasy video game series by Square Enix, within the wider Final Fantasy series. She first appeared as a playable character and central character in the 2009 role-playing video game Final Fantasy XIII.
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The Story of Vanille
Vanille first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2012, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2012, when 6 Vanilles were born — ranking #14,962 that year. As of 2026, Vanille ranks #15,244 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 16 Vanilles have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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About the name Vanille
Vanille is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2012 and has accumulated 16 births in the dataset. Vanille's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #14,962. Use the chart and map above to compare Vanille's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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