nametree
← Vanuzabrowse · build a nametreeVarghese →

Vanya

girl name
Origin
Slavic
Syllables
2
Peak era
2010s/2020s
Today
▬ Steady

Torn between Vanya and another name? Compare them side by side →

Meaning

a Russian pet form of Ivan or a Bulgarian pet form of Ivana, Slavic forms going back to John, from Hebrew, "Yahweh is gracious"

The story

Read the story of Ivan →

More names with stories →

The formal names behind Vanya

Vanya is an established short form of this name.

Ivan · Slavic origin · God is gracious

Why we verify every short-form relationship →

How popular is Vanya around the world?

In the United States, 445 babies were named Vanya between 2020 and 2025. In Mexico City, there were 10 registrations of Vanya in 2022.

Vanya is on the official records of the United States, Mexico City, Canada, England and Wales, Chile, Spain and Argentina.

United States

1 in 49,000

In the United States, 445 babies were named Vanya between 2020 and 2025.

1890speak 2010s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Vanya peaked in the 2010s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.

Births with a Social Security record. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration

See the full list for the United States →

Mexico City City

1 in 12,000

In Mexico City, there were 10 registrations of Vanya in 2022.

2000peak 20072022

share of that year’s registrations in the city

Civil-registry acts in Mexico City by registration year. Counts are lower bounds (names under 6 in a month and borough are removed at source) and count name-instances, not people; compound names are split, so “Maria Jose” counts under each part. 2023, a partial extract through 3 Mar with no cell on record for this name, is excluded. Source: Registro Civil of Mexico City, open data portal, registered given names 2000-2023

See the full list for Mexico City →

Canada

1 in 22,000

In Canada, 17 girls named Vanya were born in 2024, ranked 1,399th among girls that year.

1991peak 2023

share of that year’s name registrations

First given names from provincial and territorial vital statistics across Canada; any name-sex-year under 5 is excluded at source, and small Quebec counts carry a randomized adjustment made at source. Shares divide by Statistics Canada’s count of live births for the year; the 2024 count is preliminary. Source: Statistics Canada, first names at birth (table 17-10-0147-01)

See the full list for Canada →

England and Wales

1 in 31,000

In England and Wales, 19 girls named Vanya were born in 2025, ranked 1,584th among girls that year.

1996peak 2025

share of that year’s name registrations

Birth registrations in England and Wales (not the whole UK); exact spellings are counted separately, and any spelling under 3 in a year is withheld at source. Source: Office for National Statistics, baby names in England and Wales

See the full list for England and Wales →

Chile

1 in 180,000

In Chile, 1 girl was registered as Vanya in 2021, every accent spelling counted together.
The count never rose above 6 in a year, too few to chart.

First-name registrations with Chile’s civil registry by year of registration, 1920–2021, counted as spelling groups (Sofía, Sofia and Sofìa are one name, shown with its most-registered spelling); the registry withholds nothing, nametree keeps the groups that reached 5 registrations in some year, and shares divide by every registration of the year. Source: Servicio de Registro Civil e Identificación (Chile) via the guaguas package, first-name registrations 1920-2021

See the full list for Chile →

Spain

1 in 210,000

In Spain, 209 residents are named Vanya, ranked 4,329th among women, with a mean age of 44.3 years.

Residents of Spain on 1 January 2025. Spain publishes how old a name’s living bearers are, not a birth series, so there is no year chart. Source: INE (Spain), Censo de Población anual, 1 January 2025

See the full list for Spain →

Argentina

1 in 330,000

In Argentina, 2 newborns were given the name Vanya in 2024.
The count never rose above 6 in a year, too few to chart.

Given-name components of births in Argentina 2012–2024; national cells are lower bounds and no sex split is published. Source: RENAPER (Argentina), Dirección Nacional de Población, given names 2012-2024

See the full list for Argentina →

Austria

last on record 2023

Vanya is not on the 2025 record for Austria, which publishes every first name down to a single birth, so the name was not given there that year.
The count never rose above 4 in a year, too few to chart.

Live births in Austria by year of birth, 1984–2025, from Statistik Austria’s first-name statistics; spellings that differ only by special characters are counted together (umlauts stay apart), every name down to a single birth is published, and the count covers babies with Austrian citizenship only until 2009, every baby from 2010, and from 2015 also births abroad to mothers living in Austria. Shares divide by Statistik Austria’s count of live births from 2010, and before that by the file’s own total for the year. Source: Statistik Austria - data.statistik.gv.at (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1, updated 2026-07-09)

See the full list for Austria →

South Australia

last on record 2015

Vanya is not on the 2017 record for South Australia, whose registry publishes every name given that year.
The count never rose above 1 in a year, too few to chart.

Births registered in South Australia (not all of Australia) by first name and year of registration, 1944–2017, from the state’s Births, Deaths and Marriages registry, which publishes every name down to a single birth in capitals; a spelling its export repeats inside a year is counted once, and from 2018 only a top 100 is published, so the series ends at 2017. Source: Consumer and Business Services (South Australia), popular baby names

See the full list for South Australia →

Not on 8 other recordsWhy
  • Not on the record in Puerto Rico, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland and Poland: those registries withhold small counts, so rare uses may sit below their floors.
  • Not on the Montevideo record for 1940 to 2011: that registry withholds nothing, so this spelling was not given there in those years.
  • Not on the France record: nametree keeps spellings that reached 20 births in some year, so rarer uses are not shown.
  • Not on Norway’s list: Statistics Norway lists only first names carried by 200 or more living people, so rarer names are not shown.

All records: the most popular baby names around the world →

When you meet Vanya

Most people given the name Vanya in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

Names that fit alongside Vanya

Mila Milana Tea Briella Eliza Elle

Keep exploring

Name trails: explore connections from Vanya →

The Vanya deep dive

Written for you · $1.99 →

Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Vanya truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Vanya fits with your family’s names and surname.

Both reports, explained →

Does Vanya fit YOUR family?

nametree reads your family’s names and finds the ones that belong. Free, private, no ads.

Add Vanya to your family’s tree →
BROWSEAll traditions👶 Baby namesAround the worldAll names🔍 Search a nameName storiesThree-letter namesShort namesVintage revivalsGender-neutralPolishJapaneseCantoneseIrishKoreanIndianMexican American
🌐English ✓EspañolPortuguês
nametree on your phoneDownload on the App StoreGet it on Google Play