Given name
Vaniah
“but perhaps weak or Yah is praise”
Vaniah is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewוניה
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Vaniah is thought to mean “but perhaps weak or Yah is praise.”
From biblical name research
Where it comes from
Vaniah is a biblical name, probably from Hebrew.
From biblical name research
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1997. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Vaniah appears in Ezra 10:36.
From biblical name research
Vaniah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 80
- 0 boys · 80 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2018. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 24
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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- Hodiahshares a root
- Hodaviahshares a root
- Hodaiahshares a root
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Similar names
If you love Vaniah, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Jaazaniah
“Yah harkens”
20% boys · 80% girls
Bariah
“fugitive”
>99% girls
Neariah
“child of Yah”
>99% girls
Abihail
“the father is might” · “father of strength”
>99% girls
Ammi
“my people”
>99% girls
Aridai
“freely” · “my freedom”
>99% girls
Achan
“but perhaps serpent”
>99% girls
Delaiah
“door of Yah” · “Yah has delivered”
>99% girls