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girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Vani

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #4,748 Trend ↑ Rising 29%

Vani is a Hindu/Sanskrit Indian feminine given name, which comes from the name of the Goddess Saraswati.

Rank 2025
#4,748
among girls · ↑1,874 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
29
named Vani
How common
1 in 55,423
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
29 babies
All-time total
468
#12,346 all-time among girls
First recorded
1979
in Social Security records

Vani popularity over time

468 babies have been named Vani since 1979, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.010.020.0218801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
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1960s – – – –
1970s 9 1 – #7,297
1980s 10 1 +11% #12,767
1990s 22 2 +120% #13,454
2000s 138 14 +527% #6,121
2010s 169 17 +22% #5,879
2020s (to 2025) 120 20 +18% #4,748

Where Vani is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 30 0.02 outside top 500
2027 31 0.02 outside top 500
2028 32 0.02 outside top 500
2029 33 0.02 outside top 500
2030 34 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Vani

Vani is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,748 in 2025 with 29 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1979, 468 American babies have been named Vani. Its peak came in 2025, when 29 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Vani stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Vani?

The median living Vani is about 12 years old; half are between 5 and 20. An estimated 500 people named Vani are alive in the United States today.

median 12 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Vani year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 29 #4,748
2024 18 #6,622
2023 17 #6,906
2022 25 #5,296
2021 18 #6,670
2020 13 #8,376
2019 20 #6,164
2018 19 #6,503
2017 17 #7,077
2016 11 #10,068
2015 16 #7,591
2014 16 #7,613
2013 21 #6,238
2012 23 #5,879
2011 18 #7,097
2010 8 #13,377
2009 17 #7,666
2008 13 #9,441
2007 16 #8,082
2006 12 #9,880
2005 11 #10,096
2004 12 #9,241
2003 16 #7,189
2002 19 #6,121
2001 13 #8,173
2000 9 #10,711
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Famous people named Vani

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Vani Bhojan Vani Bhojan Indian actress b. 1988 · Contemporary
  2. 2 Vani Jairam Vani Jairam Indian singer (1945–2023) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Vani, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Vani?

The median living Vani is about 12 years old. Half of all living Vanis are between 5 and 20 years old.

How many people named Vani are alive today?

An estimated 500 people named Vani are alive in the United States, based on 468 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Vani mean?

Vani is a Hindu/Sanskrit Indian feminine given name, which comes from the name of the Goddess Saraswati.

How popular is the name Vani in 2025?

Vani ranked #4,748 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 29 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Vani?

468 babies have been named Vani in the United States since 1979, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Vani most popular?

Vani peaked in 2025, when 29 newborns received the name.

Is Vani a boy or girl name?

Vani is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Vani rising or falling?

Vani is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Vani become more popular?

Vani is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 34 girls named Vani in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Vani?

Well-known people named Vani include Vani Bhojan (actor), Vani Jairam (singer).

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