Girls' name · since 1982
Vanity
Since 1982, U.S. Social Security records show 1,858 babies named Vanity, peaking in 1988. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,935 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,047 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,858
- born since 1982
- 1980s
- peak decade
Vanity currently ranks #8047 among girls' names in America, with 1,858 babies recorded since 1982.
Vanity has 1,858 recorded births among girls since 1982, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8047 as of the latest data, more common than 53% of girls, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2025.
- #4,935 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,047 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,858 born since 1982
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vanity ranks #4,935 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,047 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,858 born since 1982, peaking in the 1980s.
- #4,935 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,047 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,858
- born since 1982
- 1980s
- peak decade
Vanity's 1,858 recorded births place it above 93.17% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Vanity compares
1,858 Top 23% higher than 77% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Vanity's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Vanity | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,858 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 116 | 21 | 19,840 |
Vanity's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Vanity's full recorded timeline at 2004, 37% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 63% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1982, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1988 peak of 116 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Vanity popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (1988)
- 116
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Vanity by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (592 births, 32% of the file).
1980s was Vanity's strongest decade.
592 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Vanity births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
592 births
- 1990s
1990s
462 births
- 2000s
2000s
339 births
- 2010s
2010s
345 births
- 2020s 120
2020s
120 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 592 births (32% of all-time use).
How Vanity compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Vanity's total volume
Vanity by state
Where Vanity concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 285 | 15.3% |
| #2 | California | | 264 | 14.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 82 | 4.4% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 61 | 3.3% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 25 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 19 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 17 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Florida | | 13 | 0.7% |
285 of 1,858 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Vanity appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Vanity's data
- Vanity's decade-level peak was the 1980s (592 total births); usage has since declined to 120 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Vanitys (285 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Vanity: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~43 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1982–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Vanity 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 August 2026.