Feminine dossier · first seen 1982
Vanity
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 1988
Peak era
1988
Peak births
116
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Millennial
Quick answers about Vanity
How many people are named Vanity?
An estimated 1,813 living Americans are named Vanity.
How rare is Vanity?
Vanity is very rare among babies today, with 13 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 88.8% from its 1988 peak.
How old is the typical Vanity?
The median age of a living American named Vanity is approximately 30 years, with most bearers falling between 16 and 38 years old.
Is Vanity still popular?
Not especially. Vanity has been declining since its 1988 peak and registered 13 births in 2025.
Where is Vanity most common?
Vanity has its strongest geographic signal in Texas, where it appears 2.7× more often than the national baseline.
1982Peak 19882025
Peak year
1988
Decline from peak
88.8%
2025
13
All-time
1,858
Where it lives now
Vanity is most concentrated in Texas — about 1.9× the national rate in the 2010s.
States where Vanity is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.