Girls' name · since 2005
Vaani
Since 2005, U.S. Social Security records show 652 babies named Vaani, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,987 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,074 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 652
- born since 2005
- 2020s
- peak decade
652 babies have been named Vaani since 2005, making it today's #2074 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vaani has been recorded 652 times among girls since 2005, currently ranked #2074 nationally and more common than 88% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2025.
- #9,987 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,074 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 652 born since 2005
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vaani ranks #9,987 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,074 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 652 born since 2005, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9,987 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,074 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 652
- born since 2005
- 2020s
- peak decade
Vaani's 652 recorded births place it above 86.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Vaani compares
652 Top 40% higher than 60% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Vaani's all-time total is 73% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Vaani | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 652 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 91 | 21 | 19,840 |
Vaani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Vaani splits its recorded history at 2018: 77% of all births land in the more recent half, 23% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2005 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 91 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Vaani popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 91
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Vaani by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (421 births, 65% of the file).
2020s was Vaani's strongest decade.
421 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Vaani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 18
2000s
18 births
- 2010s
2010s
213 births
- 2020s
2020s
421 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 421 births (65% of all-time use).
How Vaani compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Vaani's total volume
Vaani by state
Where Vaani concentrates geographically, total births since 2005
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 106 | 16.3% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 78 | 12.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 36 | 5.5% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 19 | 2.9% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 18 | 2.8% |
| #6 | Washington | | 8 | 1.2% |
| #7 | New York | | 5 | 0.8% |
106 of 652 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Vaani's data
- California records the most Vaanis (106 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Vaani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~20 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, 2005–2025 (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 Vaani 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.