Recorded 1965–1978 Girls' name Peak 1973 84 births

Vonya — girls' name

84 babies named Vonya in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s251970s59
1970s
Peak decade

70% of everyone ever named Vonya was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

12 babies were named Vonya in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vonya

The Social Security Administration has registered 84 babies named Vonya between 1965 and 1978, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Vonya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1978. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vonya performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 59 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Vonya shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vonya 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 84 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.

Vonya at a glance

Last recorded 1978

Total births

84

Since 1965

14 years of records

Peak year

1973

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1978

Active since

1965

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1978

Vonya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1965

Last recorded 1978
Peak year (1973)
12
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
468101214 19781977197519741973197219711970196919681965 9

Vonya by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
59 births that decade — 70% of Vonya's all-time total
1960s251970s59

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vonya?
84 babies have been named Vonya since 1965. It was last recorded in 1978. The peak year was 1973 with 12 births.
When was Vonya most popular?
Vonya was most popular in the 1970s decade with 59 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Vonya been used?
Vonya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 14 years of data through 1978.
What names are similar to Vonya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Vonda, Vonnie, Voncile, Vonna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1965–1978 (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.