Recorded 1968–2008 Girls' name Peak 1992 164 births

Vanecia — girls' name

164 babies named Vanecia in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s171980s641990s672000s11
1990s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Vanecia was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

17 babies were named Vanecia in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vanecia

The Social Security Administration has registered 164 babies named Vanecia between 1968 and 2008, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Vanecia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vanecia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 67 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Vanecia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Vanecia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vanecia in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 164 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Vanecia at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

164

Since 1968

41 years of records

Peak year

1992

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1968

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2008

Vanecia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1968

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1992)
17
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
05101520 20081997199219891986198319761968 5

Vanecia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
67 births that decade — 41% of Vanecia's all-time total
1960s51970s171980s641990s672000s11

Vanecia by state

Where Vanecia concentrates geographically — total births since 1968

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Vanecia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 3.0%
Texas share of Vanecia's total US births 3.0%

5 of 164 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vanecia?
164 babies have been named Vanecia since 1968. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1992 with 17 births.
When was Vanecia most popular?
Vanecia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 67 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Vanecia most popular?
The top states for the name Vanecia are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Vanecia been used?
Vanecia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 41 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Vanecia?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1968–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.