Vaani
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- VAH-nee
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,324 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #2,064 for girls
Vaani is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “speech, voice”. In 2025 it ranked 1,324th for girls in the UK (25 babies) and 2,064th for girls in the US (91 babies).
What does Vaani mean?
Sanskrit: spelling of Vani
“speech, voice”
Vani is also a name of Saraswati, the Hindu goddess of knowledge, music and speech.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Vaani a girl's or a boy's name?
Vaani is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 25 girls in the UK and 91 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Vaani in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,324among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 25about 1 in 11,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 27% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 25 girls in the UK were named Vaani, making it the 1,324th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,480th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 29 girls.
Half of all the girls named Vaani in the UK since 1996 were born between 2018 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 32 girls in the UK were given Vaani or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,002, up from #1,324 for this spelling alone.
- Vaani 25
- Vani 7
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,271st in England and Wales.
Vaani in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | #1,324 |
| 2024 | 21 | #1,538 |
| 2023 | 29 | #1,209 |
| 2022 | 28 | #1,248 |
| 2021 | 25 | #1,353 |
| 2020 | 22 | #1,480 |
| 2019 | 20 | #1,599 |
| 2018 | 17 | #1,810 |
| 2017 | 14 | #2,099 |
| 2016 | 8 | #3,105 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 11 | #2,462 |
| 2013 | 7 | #3,338 |
| 2012 | 7 | #3,471 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
How popular is Vaani in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,064among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 91about 1 in 18,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 75% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 91 girls in the US were named Vaani, making it the 2,064th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,931st. It first appears in the records in 2005.
2025 had the most girls named Vaani of any year since it first appeared, in 2005.
Half of all the girls named Vaani in the US since 1880 were born between 2018 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 120 girls in the US were given Vaani or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,491, up from #2,064 for this spelling alone.
- Vaani 91
- Vani 29
Vaani in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 91 | #2,064 |
| 2024 | 87 | #2,178 |
| 2023 | 58 | #2,891 |
| 2022 | 75 | #2,425 |
| 2021 | 55 | #3,002 |
| 2020 | 55 | #2,931 |
| 2019 | 41 | #3,664 |
| 2018 | 39 | #3,788 |
| 2017 | 45 | #3,435 |
| 2016 | 28 | #4,849 |
| 2015 | 18 | #6,719 |
| 2014 | 28 | #4,890 |
| 2013 | 14 | #8,131 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 7 | #13,601 |
| 2005 | 5 | #16,455 |
Names like Vaani
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Saanvi Dhriti Dhanvi Sanvi Aarvi Anvi Kashvi Yashvi Krishvi Viha Pranshi Aashvi
Other spellings of Vaani
Names related to Vaani
More Sanskrit names
Maya Bodhi Arya Lila Arjun Aarav Rohan Kali Aryan Opal Arjan Vihaan Aadhya Avyaan Ishaan Siya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Vaani: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/vaani, updated 20 October 2026.