How Many People Are Named Vanita?
An estimated 1,234 people in the United States have the first name Vanita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 59 years old, and Vanita peaked in popularity in 1971 with 53 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Vanita 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 Vanita paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,234
About 1 in 277,759 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
59
years old
Peak Year
1971
53 births
Total Registered
2,056
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Vanita
Vanita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,056 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Vanita as a female name
Ranked #18,298 in 2003
5 female births in 2003
Peak: 1971 (53 births)
Vanita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Vanita span from the 1910s to the 2000s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 387 babies were registered. Vanita has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Vanita by Decade
How has Vanita 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.
Vanita by State
Birth registrations for Vanita span all 13 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Missouri, Ohio. The lowest are in Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Iowa. On average, about 14 Vanitas were registered per state.
Vanita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Vanita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Vanita
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
Vanita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Vanita?
We estimate approximately 1,234 people named Vanita 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 277,759 Americans share this first name.
Is Vanita a common name?
Vanita is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,056 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Vanita most popular?
Vanita reached peak popularity in 1971, when 53 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Vanita is approximately 59 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Vanita a female name?
Vanita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Vanita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Vanita Smith, Vanita Johnson, Vanita 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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