Total births
80
Girls' name · since 1997
Vaniah
Vaniah has 80 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 80
- total births
- 1997–2018
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 50%
- born in that decade
80 girls have been named Vaniah since 1997, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vaniah has been recorded 80 times among girls since 1997, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2018.
- 80 total births
- 1997–2018 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 50% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
80 girls have been named Vaniah since 1997, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2018.
- 80
- total births
- 1997–2018
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 50%
- born in that decade
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.
Vaniah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Vaniah's full recorded timeline at 2013, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2013, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Vaniah at a glance
Last recorded 2018Peak year
2007
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1997
Vaniah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2018
- Peak year (2007)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Vaniah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Vaniah's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Vaniah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s
2000s
28 births
- 2010s
2010s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 40 births (50% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Vaniah? ▼
Vaniah has been given to 80 babies in the U.S. since 1997, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2018. 10 babies were born in 2007, its single highest year.
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? ▼
Records for Vaniah go back to 1997, giving 22 years of history 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.
Keep exploring Vaniah
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Vaniah
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Vannessa Girl
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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, 1997–2018 (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. "Vaniah: Baby Name Since 1997 - 80 Births, Peak 2007." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/vaniah. 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 Vaniah 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.