Unisex name · since 1982
Vanny
Vanny has 49 recorded births since 1982 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1982 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #35,351 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 49
- born since 1982
- 1980s
- peak decade
49 girls have been named Vanny since 1982, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vanny has been recorded 49 times among girls since 1982, though it is not among the currently most-used girls 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 1982 to 2008.
- #35,351 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 49 born since 1982
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vanny ranks #35,351 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 49 born since 1982, peaking in the 1980s.
- #35,351 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 49
- born since 1982
- 1980s
- peak decade
Vanny's 49 recorded births place it above 51.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Vanny's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Vanny's full recorded timeline at 1988, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1982 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Vanny popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2008
- Peak year (1982)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Vanny popularity over time - boys
16 total births recorded since 1985 (Vanny as boys' name)
Vanny by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (31 births, 63% of the file).
1980s was Vanny's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Vanny births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
31 births
- 1990s
1990s
13 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 31 births (63% of all-time use).
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- Vanny's decade-level peak was the 1980s (31 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Vanny: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1982–2008 (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 Vanny 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.