girl's name
Vanya
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,593
Vanya is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 75 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2020, when 83 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 44,205 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1955.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Vanya over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 35 |
| 1960s | 78 |
| 1970s | 50 |
| 1980s | 11 |
| 1990s | 55 |
| 2000s | 214 |
| 2010s | 391 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 445 |
How popular is Vanya?
In 2025, Vanya was given to 75 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Vanya is used
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 Vanya
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Vanya also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Vanya over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Vanya
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Vanya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Vanya
How popular is the name Vanya?
In 2025, Vanya was given to 75 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Vanya a girl's or a boy's name?
Vanya is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Vanya?
Vanya has 2 syllables.
When was Vanya most popular?
Vanya peaked in 2020, when 83 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Vanya a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Vanya currently ranks #1,439 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.