Vannie
Vanny or Vannie may refer to:Vannie Albanese (1912–1984), American football player Vannie Higgins (1897–1932), New York mobster and bootlegger during Prohibition Vanny Reis, Cape Verdean beauty pageant winner Tep Vanny, Cambodian land rights activist and human rights defender Vanny, a character from the Five Nights at Freddy's video game franchise.
Meaning & Origin of Vannie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Vanny or Vannie may refer to:Vannie Albanese (1912–1984), American football player Vannie Higgins (1897–1932), New York mobster and bootlegger during Prohibition Vanny Reis, Cape Verdean beauty pageant winner Tep Vanny, Cambodian land rights activist and human rights defender Vanny, a character from the Five Nights at Freddy's video game franchise.
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The Story of Vannie
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Vannie as a girl name dates back to 1880, when 5 babies received it. 1918 was its biggest year on record, with 24 newborns named Vannie — #1,645 in the national rankings. About 21% of every Vannie on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Vannie last appeared in the published SSA data in 1960, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 830 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Vannie as a boy name dates back to 1888, when 5 babies received it. 1925 was its biggest year on record, with 8 newborns named Vannie — #3,155 in the national rankings. About 28% of every Vannie on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Vannie last appeared in the published SSA data in 1972, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 191 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Vannie
Vannie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 830 births in the dataset. Vannie's peak popularity came in 1918 when it ranked #1,645. Use the chart and map above to compare Vannie's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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