Girls' name · since 1917
Vana
558 babies named Vana in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1948. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,074 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,930 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 558
- born since 1917
- 1950s
- peak decade
558 babies have been named Vana since 1917, making it today's #7930 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vana has been recorded 558 times among girls since 1917, currently ranked #7930 nationally and more common than 54% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2025.
- #11,074 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,930 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 558 born since 1917
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vana ranks #11,074 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,930 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 558 born since 1917, peaking in the 1950s.
- #11,074 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,930 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 558
- born since 1917
- 1950s
- peak decade
Vana's 558 recorded births place it above 84.69% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Vana compares
558 Top 43% higher than 57% 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
Vana's all-time total is 48% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Vana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 558 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 21 | 19,840 |
Vana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Vana splits its recorded history at 1978: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1917 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1948 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Vana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2025
- Peak year (1948)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Vana by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (138 births, 25% of the file).
1950s was Vana's strongest decade.
138 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Vana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 14
1930s
14 births
- 1940s
1940s
78 births
- 1950s
1950s
138 births
- 1960s
1960s
68 births
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s 55
1980s
55 births
- 1990s 25
1990s
25 births
- 2000s 37
2000s
37 births
- 2010s
2010s
69 births
- 2020s 52
2020s
52 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 138 births (25% of all-time use).
How Vana 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 Vana's total volume
Vana by state
Where Vana concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 21 | 3.8% |
21 of 558 births nationwide.
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What to do with Vana's data
- Vana's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (138 total births) through the 2020s (52) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Vanas (21 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 Vana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1948)
Similar record span (~108 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, 1917–2025 (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 Vana 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.