US rank #6449 Girls' name Peak 2022 439 births

Vani — #6449 US girls' name

439 babies named Vani in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s91980s101990s222000s1382010s1692020s91
#6449
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 63% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Vani was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

25 babies were named Vani in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vani

The Social Security Administration has registered 439 babies named Vani between 1979 and 2024, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Vani currently holds the #6449 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vani performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 169 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Vani shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 20 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Vani in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vani 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 439 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.

Vani at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

439

Since 1979

46 years of records

Peak year

2022

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,449

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1979

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2024

Vani popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1979

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
25
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
051015202530 202420202016201220082004200019941979 9

Vani by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
169 births that decade — 38% of Vani's all-time total
1970s91980s101990s222000s1382010s1692020s91

Vani by state

Where Vani concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Vani
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
20 4.6%
#2 New Jersey
5 1.1%
California share of Vani's total US births 4.6%
Even split

20 of 439 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vani?
439 babies have been named Vani since 1979. It currently ranks #6449 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 25 births.
When was Vani most popular?
Vani was most popular in the 2010s decade with 169 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Vani most popular?
The top states for the name Vani are California (20 births), New Jersey (5 births).
How long has the name Vani been used?
Vani has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 46 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Vani?
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.

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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, 1979–2024 (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.