How Many People Are Named Vaniah?
An estimated 79 people in the United States have the first name Vaniah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Vaniah peaked in popularity in 2007 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Vaniah 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 Vaniah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Vaniah is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
79
About 1 in 4,338,663 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2007
10 births
Total Registered
80
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Vaniah
Vaniah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 80 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Vaniah as a female name
Ranked #13,703 in 2018
7 female births in 2018
Peak: 2007 (10 births)
Vaniah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Vaniah span from the 1990s to the 2010s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 40 babies were registered. Vaniah remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Vaniah by Decade
How has Vaniah 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.
Vaniah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Vaniah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Vaniah
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
Vaniah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Vaniah?
We estimate approximately 79 people named Vaniah 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 4,338,663 Americans share this first name.
Is Vaniah a common name?
Vaniah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 61.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 80 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Vaniah most popular?
Vaniah reached peak popularity in 2007, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Vaniah is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Vaniah a female name?
Vaniah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Vaniah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Vaniah Smith, Vaniah Johnson, Vaniah 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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