Vanita

Girl · recorded 1913–2003

  • 2003last recorded
  • 1971best year

Most popular in 1971.

Last recorded in 2003. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Vanita.

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Its story

Popularity since 1913

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 87 recorded years as a table
Vanita, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
191311
19148
19159
191611
191719
191821
191917
192023
192117
192213
192311
192416
192527
192619
192717
192815
192920
193019
193123
193231
193316
193419
193517
193618
193716
193822
193918
194014
194116
194213
194314
194414
194511
194625
194715
194818
194923
195016
195113
195215
195320
195419
195514
195621
195715
195825
195920
196026
196123
196217
196319
196424
196522
196627
196720
196815
196919
197019
197132
197218
197315
197418
197517
197622
197714
19788
197913
198010
198111
198219
198316
198411
19858
198613
19879
19888
19897
19907
199110
19925
19936
19948
19956
19963
19973
20004
20033

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Vanita isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2003
5
Rank in 2003
#15,784
How rare
1 in 365,429 girls
Since 1913
2,056

Vanita was last recorded in 2003. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1971, at 32 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Vanita doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.