Total births
97
Girls' name · since 1972
Vandana
97 babies named Vandana in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 97
- total births
- 1972–2015
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 35%
- born in that decade
Vandana is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 97 have been recorded since 1972.
Vandana has 97 recorded births among girls since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2015.
- 97 total births
- 1972–2015 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 35% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
97 girls have been named Vandana since 1972, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 2015.
- 97
- total births
- 1972–2015
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 35%
- born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade
35% of everyone ever named Vandana was born in this single decade.
2000
Single peak year
10 babies were named Vandana in 2000 - its busiest year on record.
Vandana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Vandana's full recorded timeline at 1986, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Vandana at a glance
Last recorded 2015Peak year
2000
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1972
Vandana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2015
- Peak year (2000)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Vandana by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Vandana's strongest decade.
34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Vandana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
34 births
- 1980s
1980s
24 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
24 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 34 births (35% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Vandana? ▼
Since 1972, Social Security records show 97 babies named Vandana. The most recent recorded year was 2015. Its busiest year on record was 2000, with 10 births.
When was Vandana most popular? ▼
Vandana was most popular in the 1970s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Vandana been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Vandana since 1972 -- 44 years through the most recent 2015 data.
What names are similar to Vandana? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Vanessa, Vanesa, Vannessa, Vania, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Vandana's data
- Vandana's decade-level peak was the 1970s (34 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Vandana
Nearby Names Like Vandana
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Vandana
Vanessa Girl
#335 261,622 births
Vanesa Girl
#5331 6,539 births
Vannessa Girl
3,231 births
Vania Girl
#2828 2,992 births
Vanita Girl
2,056 births
Compare Vandana side by side: Vandana vs Vanessa Vandana vs Vanesa Vandana vs Vannessa
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1972–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Vandana: Baby Name Since 1972 - 97 Births, Peak 2000." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/vandana. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Vandana 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 June 2026.