girl's name
Vanity
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,858
Vanity is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1988, when 116 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 255,037 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1982.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Vanity over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 592 |
| 1990s | 462 |
| 2000s | 339 |
| 2010s | 345 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 120 |
How popular is Vanity?
In 2025, Vanity was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Vanity
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Vanity also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Vanity over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Vanity
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Vanity — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Vanity
How popular is the name Vanity?
In 2025, Vanity was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Vanity a girl's or a boy's name?
Vanity is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Vanity?
Vanity has 3 syllables.
When was Vanity most popular?
Vanity peaked in 1988, when 116 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Vanity a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Vanity currently ranks #8,277 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.