US rank #2818 Girls' name Peak 2007 2,932 births

Vania — #2818 US girls' name

2,932 babies named Vania in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s161960s451970s2481980s3891990s5992000s6882010s6712020s276
#2818
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 84% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Vania was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

153 babies were named Vania in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vania

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,932 babies named Vania between 1950 and 2024, spanning 75 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Vania currently holds the #2818 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 153 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vania performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 688 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Vania shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 736 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Vania in 12 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vania 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 2,932 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.

Vania at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,932

Since 1950

75 years of records

Peak year

2007

153 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#2,818

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1950

Recorded for 75 years

Last year on file: 2024

Vania popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1950

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
153
Annual births at peak — across 75 years of records
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Vania by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
688 births that decade — 23% of Vania's all-time total
1950s161960s451970s2481980s3891990s5992000s6882010s6712020s276

Vania by state

Where Vania concentrates geographically — total births since 1950

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Vania
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
736 25.1%
#2 Texas
360 12.3%
#3 New York
83 2.8%
#4 Florida
57 1.9%
#5 Arizona
45 1.5%
#6 Illinois
27 0.9%
#7 New Jersey
6 0.2%
#8 Wisconsin
6 0.2%
California share of Vania's total US births 25.1%
Even split

736 of 2,932 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.

Vania appears in 12 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vania?
2,932 babies have been named Vania since 1950. It currently ranks #2818 among girls. The peak year was 2007 with 153 births.
When was Vania most popular?
Vania was most popular in the 2000s decade with 688 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Vania most popular?
The top states for the name Vania are California (736 births), Texas (360 births), New York (83 births).
How long has the name Vania been used?
Vania has been recorded in Social Security data since 1950, spanning 75 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Vania?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Vanessa, Vanesa, Vannessa, Vanita, 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, 1950–2024 (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.