Vanisha
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- vuh-NEE-shuh
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Vanisha is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Vanisha come from?
Sanskrit: probably Indian, possibly from Sanskrit vani 'speech'
Is Vanisha a girl's or a boy's name?
Vanisha is a girls' name.
How popular is Vanisha in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 13 girls.
Half of all the girls named Vanisha in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2010. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Vanisha in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #4,204 |
| 2017 | 5 | #4,250 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 7 | #3,360 |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 6 | #3,280 |
| 2005 | 6 | #3,133 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 8 | #2,110 |
| 1997 | 10 | #1,780 |
| 1996 | 13 | #1,450 |
How popular is Vanisha in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1994, with 23 girls. It first appears in the records in 1972.
Half of all the girls named Vanisha in the US since 1880 were born between 1986 and 1999, the years shaded on the chart below.
Vanisha in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 9 | #10,995 |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 11 | #9,719 |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 6 | #14,172 |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
| 2002 | 5 | #15,426 |
| 2001 | 8 | #11,013 |
| 2000 | 9 | #9,867 |
| 1999 | 10 | #8,798 |
| 1998 | 14 | #6,714 |
| 1997 | 7 | #10,831 |
| 1996 | 18 | #5,275 |
| 1995 | 21 | #4,672 |
| 1994 | 23 | #4,371 |
| 1993 | 12 | #7,031 |
| 1992 | 14 | #6,307 |
| 1991 | 18 | #5,175 |
| 1990 | 19 | #4,863 |
| 1989 | 21 | #4,352 |
| 1988 | 20 | #4,303 |
| 1987 | 22 | #3,854 |
| 1986 | 15 | #4,961 |
| 1985 | 13 | #5,346 |
| 1984 | 12 | #5,538 |
| 1983 | 8 | #7,310 |
| 1982 | 13 | #5,207 |
| 1981 | 10 | #6,321 |
| 1980 | 11 | #5,911 |
| 1979 | 7 | #8,059 |
| 1978 | 7 | #7,647 |
| 1977 | 6 | #8,442 |
| 1976 | 7 | #7,294 |
| 1975 | 5 | #9,065 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 7 | #6,556 |
Names like Vanisha
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Viha, Varnika, Radhika, Divisha, Priya, Vihana, Akshara, Krisha, Vaishnavi, Anvika, Anisha, Vedika
Names related to Vanisha
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, “Vanisha: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/vanisha, updated 20 October 2026.