Total births
10
Recorded 2001–2008 Girls' name Peak 2001 10 births
Vanicia — girls' name
10 babies named Vanicia in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
2000s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Vanicia was born in this single decade.
2001
Single peak year
5 babies were named Vanicia in 2001 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Vanicia
The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Vanicia between 2001 and 2008, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Vanicia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 5 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Vanicia performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Vanicia 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 10 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.
Vanicia at a glance
Last recorded 2008Peak year
2001
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2001
Vanicia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2001
- Peak year (2001)
- 5
- Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
Vanicia by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 10 births that decade — 100% of Vanicia's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Vanicia? ▼
10 babies have been named Vanicia since 2001. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 2001 with 5 births.
When was Vanicia most popular? ▼
Vanicia was most popular in the 2000s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Vanicia been used? ▼
Vanicia has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 8 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Vanicia? ▼
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 Vanicia
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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, 2001–2008 (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.