How Many People Are Named Vanecia?
An estimated 155 people in the United States have the first name Vanecia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Vanecia peaked in popularity in 1992 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Vanecia 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 Vanecia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
155
About 1 in 2,211,318 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1992
17 births
Total Registered
164
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Vanecia
Vanecia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 164 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Vanecia as a female name
Ranked #20,307 in 2008
5 female births in 2008
Peak: 1992 (17 births)
Vanecia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Vanecia span from the 1960s to the 2000s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 67 babies were registered. Vanecia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Vanecia by Decade
How has Vanecia 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.
Vanecia by State
Vanecia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Vanecia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Vanecia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Vanecia?
We estimate approximately 155 people named Vanecia 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 2,211,318 Americans share this first name.
Is Vanecia a common name?
Vanecia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 70.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 164 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Vanecia most popular?
Vanecia reached peak popularity in 1992, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Vanecia is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Vanecia a female name?
Vanecia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Vanecia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Vanecia Smith, Vanecia Johnson, Vanecia 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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