Vanny
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 Vanny
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 Vanny
As a girl name
Vanny first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1982, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1982, when 10 Vannys were born — ranking #6,370 that year. As of 2026, Vanny ranks #17,501 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 49 Vannys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Vanny first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1985, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1986, when 6 Vannys were born — ranking #5,926 that year. As of 2026, Vanny ranks #8,237 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 16 Vannys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Vanny
Vanny is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1982 and has accumulated 49 births in the dataset. Vanny's peak popularity came in 1982 when it ranked #6,370. Use the chart and map above to compare Vanny'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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