How Many People Are Named Vanisha?
An estimated 427 people in the United States have the first name Vanisha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 33 years old, and Vanisha peaked in popularity in 1994 with 23 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Vanisha 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 Vanisha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
427
About 1 in 802,703 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
1994
23 births
Total Registered
445
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Vanisha
Vanisha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 445 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Vanisha as a female name
Ranked #17,414 in 2023
5 female births in 2023
Peak: 1994 (23 births)
Vanisha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Vanisha span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 156 babies were registered. Vanisha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Vanisha by Decade
How has Vanisha 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.
Vanisha by State
Vanisha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Vanisha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Vanisha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Vanisha?
We estimate approximately 427 people named Vanisha 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 802,703 Americans share this first name.
Is Vanisha a common name?
Vanisha is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 445 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Vanisha most popular?
Vanisha reached peak popularity in 1994, when 23 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Vanisha is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Vanisha a female name?
Vanisha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Vanisha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Vanisha Smith, Vanisha Johnson, Vanisha 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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