Girl · Name family
Vania
7,789births recorded
14Countries
5Variants
1993Peak · Slovenia
#315Sweden 2025
Vania is a girl name family recorded 7,789 times in 14 countries since 1926. It ranks highest today in Sweden (#315 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in Slovenia in 1993, at 202.4 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Vanja (Sweden, Slovenia, Switzerland), Wania (England & Wales), Vanya (Ontario).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
Rank in countries that publish top lists only
All forms of Vania
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vania | Italian | 2,992 | 🇺🇸 United States | #2822 | 2007 | ▲ 8 % |
| Vania | Italian | 749 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #1673 | 2007 | ▼ 13 % |
| Vania | Italian | 320 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1975 | – |
| Vania | Italian | 63 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2008 | – |
| Vania | Italian | 53 | 🇪🇸 Catalonia | – | 2005 | – |
| Vania | Italian | 27 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | – | 2000 | – |
| Vanya | Italian | 1,279 | 🇺🇸 United States | #2387 | 2020 | ▲ 146 % |
| Vanya | Italian | 118 | 🏴 England & Wales | #1584 | 2025 | new |
| Vanya | Italian | 57 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #1181 | 2023 | – |
| Vanya | Italian | 15 | 🇫🇷 France | #7390 | 2025 | – |
| Vanya | Italian | 7 | 🇨🇦 Alberta | – | 2023 | – |
| Vanya | Italian | 5 | 🇨🇦 British Columbia | #592 | 2023 | – |
| Vanja | Slovene | 617 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | #315 | 2009 | ▲ 10 % |
| Vanja | Slovene | 382 | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | – | 1993 | – |
| Vanja | Slovene | 180 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | #617 | 2025 | ▲ 255 % |
| Vanja | Slovene | 19 | 🇦🇹 Austria | – | 2018 | – |
| Vanja | Slovene | 5 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 2003 | – |
| Wania | English | 251 | 🇺🇸 United States | #13208 | 2021 | ▼ 53 % |
| Wania | English | 232 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2011 | – |
| Wania | English | 16 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 2006 | – |
| Waniya | English | 193 | 🏴 England & Wales | #1892 | 2024 | ▲ 206 % |
| Waniya | English | 163 | 🇺🇸 United States | #5238 | 2025 | ▲ 167 % |
| Waniya | English | 18 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 2017 | – |
| Waniya | English | 5 | 🇫🇷 France | #7163 | 2025 | – |
How we grouped these names
- Vanja ↔ Vania — Wikidata “said to be the same as”
- Vania ↔ Vanya — spelling variant
- Vania ↔ Wania — spelling variant
- Vania ↔ Waniya — spelling variant
Questions about Vania
How popular is the name Vania?
In 2025 it ranked #315 in Sweden. Official registers record 7,789 births across 14 countries.
What is Vania in other languages?
Vanya (Italian); Vanja (Slovene); Wania (English); Waniya (English).
When was Vania most popular?
It peaked in Slovenia in 1993, at 202.4 births per 100,000.
Is Vania a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Vania is a girl name.