Vanity
Vanity was the 8326th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1988, when it ranked 1268th with 116 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,102 places. More babies were named Vanity in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #8,326 girls, down 2,851 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 13girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1988116 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,858babies recorded
Vanity popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,326 | 13 |
| 2020 | #5,475 | 23 |
| 2010 | #3,120 | 54 |
| 2000 | #3,733 | 35 |
| 1990 | #1,846 | 78 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Vanity, counting every spelling?
Vanity has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Vanity?
13 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Vanity (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Vanity born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 646 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Vanity.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Vanity?
About 1,800 people born in the US named Vanity are alive today, with a median age of 30; half are between 16 and 38. That makes Vanity mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Vanity by state
How common Vanity was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Vanity: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Vanity, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Vanity
How popular is the name Vanity?
Vanity was the 8326th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1988, when it ranked 1268th with 116 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,102 places. More babies were named Vanity in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Vanity a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Vanity in the US.
Where is Vanity most popular?
In 2021–2025, Vanity was most common in Texas (0.02 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and California.