Girl’s name · Sanskrit

Vaani

How to say it: VAH-nee · /ˈvɑni/

Voice or speech in Sanskrit, epithet of Saraswati - popular Indian girls' name.

Vaani was the 1,331st most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 91 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up 3.2-fold in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #1,004 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#1,331for girls in 2025
1 in 27,627US babies
91born in 2025
#1,004projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Vaani
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#1,331
Babies born in 202591
Share of births1 in 27,627
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years×3.2
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#1,004

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Vaani is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 43 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Parents who love Vaani also love

Nicknames

  • Vani
  • Ani

Other spellings

Honouring a Vaani in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Vaani is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, Hindi.

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