Vinaya
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- VIN-uh-yuh
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Vinaya is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “discipline, modesty”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Vinaya mean?
Sanskrit: Sanskrit vinaya
“discipline, modesty”
Sanskrit word for discipline or modesty; Vinaya also names the Buddhist monastic rules.
Is Vinaya a girl's or a boy's name?
Vinaya is a girls' name.
How popular is Vinaya in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 5 girls.
Vinaya in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
How popular is Vinaya in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 10 girls. It first appears in the records in 2002.
Half of all the girls named Vinaya in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Vinaya in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8 | #11,164 |
| 2022 | 5 | #15,300 |
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #14,326 |
| 2015 | 8 | #11,830 |
| 2014 | 7 | #13,063 |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 7 | #13,827 |
| 2007 | 10 | #10,814 |
| 2006 | 6 | #15,147 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #16,092 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
Names like Vinaya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Prisha Viha Varnika Vaishnavi Anvika Vihana Divisha Akshara Navya Vaani Aadhya Saanvi
Names related to Vinaya
More Sanskrit names
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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, “Vinaya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/vinaya, updated 20 October 2026.