US rank #2601 Girls' name Peak 2020 1,204 births

Vanya — #2601 US girls' name

1,204 babies named Vanya in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s351960s781970s501980s111990s552000s2142010s3912020s370
#2601
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 85% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Vanya was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

83 babies were named Vanya in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vanya

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,204 babies named Vanya between 1955 and 2024, spanning 70 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Vanya currently holds the #2601 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 83 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vanya performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 391 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Vanya shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 225 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Vanya in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vanya 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 1,204 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.

Vanya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,204

Since 1955

70 years of records

Peak year

2020

83 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,601

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1955

Recorded for 70 years

Last year on file: 2024

Vanya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1955

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
83
Annual births at peak — across 70 years of records
020406080100 202420172010200319951978196819601955 5

Vanya by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
391 births that decade — 32% of Vanya's all-time total
1950s351960s781970s501980s111990s552000s2142010s3912020s370

Vanya by state

Where Vanya concentrates geographically — total births since 1955

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Vanya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
225 18.7%
#2 Texas
121 10.0%
#3 Florida
15 1.2%
#4 Illinois
13 1.1%
#5 Washington
12 1.0%
#6 New Jersey
10 0.8%
#7 Georgia
5 0.4%
#8 New York
5 0.4%
California share of Vanya's total US births 18.7%
Even split

225 of 1,204 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vanya?
1,204 babies have been named Vanya since 1955. It currently ranks #2601 among girls. The peak year was 2020 with 83 births.
When was Vanya most popular?
Vanya was most popular in the 2010s decade with 391 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Where is Vanya most popular?
The top states for the name Vanya are California (225 births), Texas (121 births), Florida (15 births).
How long has the name Vanya been used?
Vanya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1955, spanning 70 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Vanya?
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, 1955–2024 (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.