How Many People Are Named Vanya?
An estimated 1,167 people in the United States have the first name Vanya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Vanya peaked in popularity in 2020 with 83 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Vanya 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 Vanya paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Vanya is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 17, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,167
About 1 in 293,706 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2020
83 births
Total Registered
1,204
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Vanya
Vanya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,204 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Vanya as a female name
Ranked #2,624 in 2024
67 female births in 2024
Peak: 2020 (83 births)
Vanya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Vanya span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 391 babies were registered. Vanya remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Vanya by Decade
How has Vanya 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.
Vanya by State
Birth registrations for Vanya span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in New York, Georgia, New Jersey. On average, about 51 Vanyas were registered per state.
Vanya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Vanya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Vanya
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
Vanya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Vanya?
We estimate approximately 1,167 people named Vanya 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 293,706 Americans share this first name.
Is Vanya a common name?
Vanya is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,204 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Vanya most popular?
Vanya reached peak popularity in 2020, when 83 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Vanya is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Vanya a female name?
Vanya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Vanya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Vanya Smith, Vanya Johnson, Vanya 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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