How Many People Are Named Vanda?
An estimated 872 people in the United States have the first name Vanda. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 64 years old, and Vanda peaked in popularity in 1960 with 45 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Vanda as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Vanda paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
872
About 1 in 393,067 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
64
years old
Peak Year
1960
45 births
Total Registered
1,683
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Vanda
Vanda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,683 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Vanda as a female name
Ranked #17,965 in 2002
5 female births in 2002
Peak: 1960 (45 births)
Vanda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Vanda span from the 1890s to the 2000s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 338 babies were registered. Vanda has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Vanda by Decade
How has Vanda tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Vanda by State
Birth registrations for Vanda span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Kentucky, Texas, Alabama. The lowest are in New York, Indiana, Hawaii. On average, about 15 Vandas were registered per state.
Vanda + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Vanda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Vanda
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
Vanda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Vanda?
We estimate approximately 872 people named Vanda are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 393,067 Americans share this first name.
Is Vanda a common name?
Vanda is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,683 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Vanda most popular?
Vanda reached peak popularity in 1960, when 45 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Vanda is approximately 64 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Vanda a female name?
Vanda is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Vanda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Vanda Smith, Vanda Johnson, Vanda Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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