Unisex name · since 1880
Vannie
Vannie has 830 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1918 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,533 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 830
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Vannie sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 830 recorded since 1880.
Vannie has 830 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 1960.
- #8,533 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 830 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vannie ranks #8,533 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 830 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #8,533 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 830
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Vannie's 830 recorded births place it above 88.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Vannie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Vannie's full recorded timeline at 1919, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1880, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Vannie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–1960
- Peak year (1918)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 81 years of records
Vannie popularity over time - boys
191 total births recorded since 1888 (Vannie as boys' name)
Vannie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (171 births, 21% of the file).
1920s was Vannie's strongest decade.
171 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Vannie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 56
1880s
56 births
- 1890s
1890s
89 births
- 1900s
1900s
116 births
- 1910s
1910s
157 births
- 1920s
1920s
171 births
- 1930s
1930s
115 births
- 1940s
1940s
77 births
- 1950s 44
1950s
44 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 171 births (21% of all-time use).
How Vannie 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 Vannie's total volume
Vannie by state
Where Vannie concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 19 | 2.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 16 | 1.9% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 7 | 0.8% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.6% |
19 of 830 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Vannie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (171 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Vannies (19 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Vannie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~80 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, 1880–1960 (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 Vannie 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.