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Vana

/ˈvænə/ · 100% girls · 13 born in 2025

Vana has been given to about 558 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1948, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈvænə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 487
Median age today55 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Vana per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1948 · 22
  • Born in 202513
  • All time558

How popular is Vana?

Its best year was 1948, when 22 babies were given the name, ranking 2122nd. The typical living American called Vana is about 55 years old today.

Names that sound like Vana

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Dana0.81
  2. Ana0.81
  3. Lana0.81
  4. Jana0.81
  5. Hana0.81
  6. Tana0.81
  7. Sana0.81
  8. Rana0.81

Middle names for Vana

Ranked by flow score
  1. Vana Josephine0.84
  2. Vana Rose0.83
  3. Vana Louise0.83
  4. Vana June0.82
  5. Vana Pearl0.82
  6. Vana Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Vana

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Margosister · 0.73
  2. Barronbrother · 0.71
  3. Laurelsister · 0.70
  4. Gwensister · 0.69
  5. Rockybrother · 0.68
  6. Clarkbrother · 0.67

Where Vana is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Vana White0.78
    2. Vana Reyes0.78
    3. Vana Nguyen0.78
    4. Vana Moore0.78
    5. Vana Lee0.78
    6. Vana Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Vana

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020
    3. France1900–2025
    4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.