Recorded 1997–2018 Girls' name Peak 2007 80 births

Vaniah — girls' name

80 babies named Vaniah in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s122000s282010s40
2010s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Vaniah was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

10 babies were named Vaniah in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vaniah

The Social Security Administration has registered 80 babies named Vaniah between 1997 and 2018, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Vaniah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vaniah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Vaniah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vaniah 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 80 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.

Vaniah at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

80

Since 1997

22 years of records

Peak year

2007

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1997

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2018

Vaniah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1997

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2007)
10
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
4681012 201820172016201520142013200720062004200219981997 6

Vaniah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
40 births that decade — 50% of Vaniah's all-time total
1990s122000s282010s40

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vaniah?
80 babies have been named Vaniah since 1997. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2007 with 10 births.
When was Vaniah most popular?
Vaniah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
How long has the name Vaniah been used?
Vaniah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 22 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Vaniah?
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, 1997–2018 (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.