Vanya

Meaning: God is gracious
Origin: Russian/Ukrainian (from Hebrew via Greek and Slavic) — Variant of Ivan

Girl's name · #2408 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Vanya is near its high-water mark: it reached #2194 in 2020 and still ranked #2408 in 2025. About 1,300 girls have carried it since 1955.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Vanya ranks in other countries and regions.

#1,522 in Sweden (2025) · #1,638 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,776 in Switzerland (2025) · #2,196 in Ecuador (2025) · #1,461 in Canada (2024).

Famous Vanyas

Vanya Dermendzhieva — Olympic medalist in basketball
Vanya Mishra — Indian model
Vanya Petkova — Bulgarian poet
Vanya Shtereva — Bulgarian singer
Vanya Kewley — British journalist and documentary film-maker (1937–2012)

In stories & tradition

Vanya Hargreeves^it — The Umbrella Academy (comics)

What Vanyas become

Among 47 notable people named Vanya:

Entertainers appear 2.61× more often than among typical names — e.g. Vanya Mishra, Indian model.

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Vania (#2858), Vanya would rank around #1561 with about 140 births last year — the newborns split about 56/44 between Vanya and Vania.

Similar names: Vania · Dawson · Vanna · Haniya · Ezri · Sofiya

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