Recorded 1993–2012 Girls' name Peak 1999 35 births

Vanida — girls' name

35 babies named Vanida in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s242000s52010s6
1990s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Vanida was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

11 babies were named Vanida in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vanida

The Social Security Administration has registered 35 babies named Vanida between 1993 and 2012, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Vanida currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vanida performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Vanida shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vanida 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 35 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.

Vanida at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

35

Since 1993

20 years of records

Peak year

1999

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1993

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2012

Vanida popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1993

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1999)
11
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
4681012 20122001199919951993 5

Vanida by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
24 births that decade — 69% of Vanida's all-time total
1990s242000s52010s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vanida?
35 babies have been named Vanida since 1993. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1999 with 11 births.
When was Vanida most popular?
Vanida was most popular in the 1990s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Vanida been used?
Vanida has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 20 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Vanida?
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, 1993–2012 (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.