girls' name ★ peaked 2007

Vania

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,858 Trend ↓ Falling 15%
Rank 2025
#2,858
among girls · ↓4 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
60
named Vania · +2% vs 2024
How common
1 in 26,788
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2007
153 babies
All-time total
2,992
#3,608 all-time among girls
First recorded
1950
in Social Security records

Vania popularity over time

2,992 babies have been named Vania since 1950, 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
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2007Girls

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
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s 16 2 – #5,373
1960s 45 5 +181% #3,951
1970s 248 25 +451% #2,409
1980s 389 39 +57% #1,685
1990s 599 60 +54% #1,754
2000s 688 69 +15% #1,516
2010s 671 67 -2% #2,304
2020s (to 2025) 336 56 -17% #2,846

Where Vania 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 59 0.04 outside top 500
2027 58 0.04 outside top 500
2028 57 0.04 outside top 500
2029 56 0.04 outside top 500
2030 56 0.03 outside top 500

Where Vania is most popular

Girls named Vania per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.035 per 1,000. Strongest in California, Texas, and Arizona.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Vania born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
California 71 0.084 +145%
Texas 59 0.073 +113%
Arizona 5 0.036 ≈ national
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Florida – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Vania

Vania is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,858 in 2025 with 60 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1950, 2,992 American babies have been named Vania. Its peak came in 2007, when 153 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

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 Vania stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Vania?

The median living Vania is about 21 years old; half are between 11 and 34. An estimated 2,900 people named Vania are alive in the United States today.

median 21 020406080100

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

Vania year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 60 #2,858
2024 59 #2,854
2023 44 #3,581
2022 57 #2,953
2021 60 #2,846
2020 56 #2,928
2019 79 #2,304
2018 62 #2,780
2017 78 #2,352
2016 64 #2,735
2015 62 #2,844
2014 60 #2,886
2013 76 #2,406
2012 66 #2,707
2011 63 #2,795
2010 61 #2,868
2009 72 #2,590
2008 99 #2,075
2007 153 #1,516
2006 72 #2,553
2005 67 #2,579
2004 46 #3,329
2003 41 #3,526
2002 49 #3,011
2001 46 #3,088
2000 43 #3,214
1995 52 #2,483
1990 50 #2,463
1985 18 #4,448
1980 18 #4,320
1975 34 #2,409
1970 14 #4,241
1965 7 #5,787
1960 – –
1955 – –
1950 5 #6,058
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Vania

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

  1. 1 Vania King Vania King American tennis player (born 1989) Contemporary
  2. 2 Vania Stambolova Vania Stambolova Bulgarian sprinter and hurdler b. 1983 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Vania?

The median living Vania is about 21 years old. Half of all living Vanias are between 11 and 34 years old.

How many people named Vania are alive today?

An estimated 2,900 people named Vania are alive in the United States, based on 2,992 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Vania in 2025?

Vania ranked #2,858 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 60 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Vania?

2,992 babies have been named Vania in the United States since 1950, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Vania most popular?

Vania peaked in 2007, when 153 newborns received the name.

Is Vania a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Vania rising or falling?

Vania has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Vania become more popular?

Vania is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 56 girls named Vania 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 Vania?

Well-known people named Vania include Vania King (tennis player), Vania Stambolova (athlete).

Names like Vania

Names that sound and feel close to Vania: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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