How Many People Are Named Vanna?
An estimated 1,747 people in the United States have the first name Vanna. It is predominantly female (97.1%). The average bearer is 29 years old, and Vanna peaked in popularity in 1986 with 122 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Vanna 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 Vanna paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Vanna is overwhelmingly female, 59 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
1,747
About 1 in 196,196 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
97.1% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
1986
122 births
Total Registered
2,010
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Vanna
Vanna is predominantly female (97.1%), though 59 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Vanna as a male name
Ranked #8,195 in 1991
6 male births in 1991
Peak: 1987 (14 births)
Vanna as a female name
Ranked #3,802 in 2024
40 female births in 2024
Peak: 1986 (111 births)
Vanna: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Vanna span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 513 babies were registered. While Vanna is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Vanna by Decade
How has Vanna 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.
Vanna by State
Birth registrations for Vanna span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Missouri. On average, about 21 Vannas were registered per state.
Vanna + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Vanna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Vanna
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
Vanna: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Vanna?
We estimate approximately 1,747 people named Vanna 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 196,196 Americans share this first name.
Is Vanna a common name?
Vanna is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,010 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Vanna most popular?
Vanna reached peak popularity in 1986, when 122 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Vanna is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Vanna a female name?
Vanna is predominantly female. 97.1% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Vanna Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Vanna Smith, Vanna Johnson, Vanna 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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