Vanity has been given to about 1,858 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1988, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.
Its best year was 1988, when 116 babies were given the name, ranking 1268th. The typical living American called Vanity is about 30 years old today.
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.