Vanya
Vanya was the 2408th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 75 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 2194th with 83 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,885 places. More babies were named Vanya in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,408 girls, down 214 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 75girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202083 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,279babies recorded
Vanya popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,408 | 75 |
| 2020 | #2,194 | 83 |
| 2010 | #4,967 | 29 |
| 2000 | #7,560 | 14 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | #7,263 | 5 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Vanya, counting every spelling?
Vanya is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,677 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,408 for Vanya on its own. Together these spellings went to 107 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanya | 75 | #2,408 | 362 |
| Vaanya | 32 | #4,451 | 113 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Vanya?
75 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Vanya (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Vanya 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 112 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Vanya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Vanya?
About 1,300 people born in the US named Vanya are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 5 and 21. That makes Vanya a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Vanya by state
How common Vanya was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (2.0×), Texas (1.6×). In 44 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 Vanya: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Vanya, they share its era and feel.
Vanya is also a nickname for Ivan.
Questions about the name Vanya
How popular is the name Vanya?
Vanya was the 2408th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 75 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 2194th with 83 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,885 places. More babies were named Vanya in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Vanya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Vanya in the US.
Where is Vanya most popular?
In 2021–2025, Vanya was most common in Washington (0.13 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Texas.