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Vanya

“Variant of Ivan — God is gracious” — Hebrew via Greek and Slavic origin

Girl's name · #2387 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Vanya has appeared in US records since 1955 — best rank #2170 (2020) · 1,279 babies named Vanya all-time · 1 in 20,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 8,600 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 13,000 girls in England & Wales (2025).

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

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 — The Umbrella Academy

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.

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