Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1979. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Vani through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 468
- 0 boys · 468 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 29 babies
- 2025
- 29
- #4,748 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +34%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 29 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,748 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 33.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,446 as a first name in 2020; 311 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Vani’s family of names
In English usage, Vani has a related form in VAANI. In English usage, Vani has a related form in VAANI. In Greek usage, Vani as a surname is a transliteration of Βάνη.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 6
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Vani
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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