US rank #3752 Girls' name Peak 1986 1,951 births

Vanna — #3752 US girls' name

1,951 babies named Vanna in U.S. Social Security records since 1905, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s111910s121920s491930s471940s1211950s1091960s741970s131980s4601990s2232000s1782010s4342020s220
#3752
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 79% of names given to girls today.

1980s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Vanna was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

111 babies were named Vanna in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vanna

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,951 babies named Vanna between 1905 and 2024, spanning 120 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Vanna currently holds the #3752 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 111 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vanna performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 460 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Vanna shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 148 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Vanna in 16 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vanna 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 1,951 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.

Vanna at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,951

Since 1905

120 years of records

Peak year

1986

111 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#3,752

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1905

Recorded for 120 years

Last year on file: 2024

Vanna popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1905

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1986)
111
Annual births at peak — across 120 years of records
-50050100150 202420122000198819651953194119231905 6

Vanna popularity over time — boys

59 total births recorded since 1982 (Vanna as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 59 births
46810121416 1991198919881987198619851982 6

Vanna by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
460 births that decade — 24% of Vanna's all-time total
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Vanna by state

Where Vanna concentrates geographically — total births since 1905

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Vanna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
148 7.6%
#2 Texas
51 2.6%
#3 Florida
24 1.2%
#4 New York
16 0.8%
#5 Arizona
11 0.6%
#6 Illinois
11 0.6%
#7 North Carolina
11 0.6%
#8 Georgia
10 0.5%
California share of Vanna's total US births 7.6%
Even split

148 of 1,951 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.

Vanna appears in 16 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vanna?
1,951 babies have been named Vanna since 1905. It currently ranks #3752 among girls. The peak year was 1986 with 111 births.
When was Vanna most popular?
Vanna was most popular in the 1980s decade with 460 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
Where is Vanna most popular?
The top states for the name Vanna are California (148 births), Texas (51 births), Florida (24 births).
How long has the name Vanna been used?
Vanna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1905, spanning 120 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Vanna?
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.

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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, 1905–2024 (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.