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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Vanita

Vanita was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1932, when it ranked 1291st; the most babies were born in 1971 (53). More babies were named Vanita in the 1960s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
197153 babies
Total since 1880
2,056babies recorded

Vanita popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000#13,0907
1990#6,45214
1980#4,51117
1970#2,30334
1960#1,55852
1950#1,83328
1940#2,10016
1930#1,80921
1920#1,62427
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Vanita, counting every spelling?

Vanita has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Vanita?

About 1,300 people born in the US named Vanita are alive today, with a median age of 61; half are between 49 and 70. That makes Vanita a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Vanita by state

How common Vanita was among girls born in each state in 1969–1973, around its peak. In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesIL0.01Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesTX0.02Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Vanita, girls, 1969–1973. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Vanita: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Vanita, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Vanita

How popular is the name Vanita?

Vanita was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1932, when it ranked 1291st; the most babies were born in 1971 (53). More babies were named Vanita in the 1960s than in any other decade.

Is Vanita a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 2,056 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Vanita most popular?

In 1969–1973, Vanita was most common in Texas (0.02 per 1,000 girls), followed by Illinois and Illinois.