Given name & surname
Vanna
“golden-haired woman”
Vanna is used as a given name and a surname. One interpretation is “golden-haired woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One interpretation is “golden-haired woman.”
Where it comes from
Vanna comes from Slavic, and ultimately from Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Koine Greek Ἰωάννα, from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה (Yôḥānāh, “God is gracious”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1905. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Vanna through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,068
- 59 boys · 2,009 girls
- Most popular year
- 1986
- 122 babies
- 2025
- 58
- #2,930 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −13%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 0% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 58 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,930 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 13.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 111 in 1986. In 2025, Georgia had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,563 as a first name in 2020; 154 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.
Vanna’s family of names
In Cebuano usage, Vanna has a diminutive in BANBAN. In English usage, Vanna shares an earlier linguistic root with Janet. Vanna has a related form in Vania.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Vanna has relatives in 5 languages.
30 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 17
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 21
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Jessiedoublet · English
- Jennadoublet · English
- Janelledoublet · English
- Jennydoublet · English
- Ivankadoublet · English
- Jeanettedoublet · English
- Joaniedoublet · English
- Juanitadoublet · English
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People named Vanna
- Vanna WhiteAmerican model and game show hostessborn 1957
- Vanna BontaItalian-American writer, poet, inventor, actress, voice artist (1958-2014)
- Vanna RosenbergSwedish actress, comedian and singerborn 1973
- Vanna VanniItalian actress (1920-1998)1915–1998
- Vanna BrosioItalian actress and singer1943–2010
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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