Vaanya
Girl name · #4444 in 2025 · Uniqueness 47/100
Vaanya is currently the #4444 girl name in the United States — 32 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #10866, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 56,250 girls born in 2025 was named Vaanya.
The 18-year story
Vaanya first appears in the Social Security records in 2007, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 32 babies and a rank of #4352. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Vaanya per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Vaanya in class?
Vaanya scores 47 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Vaanya is most common
State-level data for Vaanya is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Vaanya
Statistically, parents drawn to Vaanya tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Vanya, Dunya, Elaiya, Vihana, and Avya.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Vaanya | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32 | #4352 |
| 2024 | 22 | #5615 |
| 2023 | 14 | #7640 |
| 2022 | 18 | #6464 |
| 2021 | 27 | #4833 |
| 2020 | 14 | #7559 |
| 2019 | 9 | #10473 |
| 2018 | 17 | #6792 |
| 2017 | 14 | #7840 |
| 2016 | 13 | #8393 |
| 2015 | 9 | #10866 |
| 2014 | 5 | #16513 |
| 2013 | 11 | #9612 |
| 2012 | 13 | #8632 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13347 |
| 2007 | 5 | #17636 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Vaanya a popular girl name?
Vaanya ranked #4444 among girls in 2025 with 32 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #10866.
When was the name Vaanya most popular?
Vaanya peaked in 2025, when 32 American girls received the name (ranked #4352 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Vaanya?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 56,250 newborn American girls was named Vaanya. It scores 47/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.