Boys' name · since 1986

Vannara

16 babies named Vannara in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#31,110 of 45,481
all-time among boys
16
born since 1986
1980s
peak decade

Vannara sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 16 recorded since 1986.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vannara has been recorded 16 times among boys since 1986, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 1989.

  • #31,110 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 16 born since 1986
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vannara ranks #31,110 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1986, peaking in the 1980s.

#31,110 of 45,481
all-time among boys
16
born since 1986
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Vannara's 16 recorded births place it above 31.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Vannara's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Vannara splits its recorded history at 1988: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1986 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1988 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Vannara popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1989

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1988)
6
Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
4.555.566.5 198619881989 5

Vannara by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (16 births, 100% of the file).

1980s was Vannara's strongest decade.

16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Vannara births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 16 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vannara?
16 babies have been named Vannara since 1986. All-time, it sits at #31,110 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1988 with 6 births.
Where does Vannara sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vannara ranks #31,110 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Vannara most popular?
Vannara was most popular in the 1980s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Vannara been used?
The SSA has tracked Vannara since 1986 -- 4 years through the most recent 1989 data.
What names are similar to Vannara?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Van, Vance, Vann, Vander, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Vannara: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1986–1989 (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 Vannara 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.