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Meaning of the nameVanja

Vanja is a female name that Behind the Name records as a form of Vanya, the Russian diminutive of Ivan, the equivalent of John.

Meaning

“form of Vanya, diminutive of Ivan (John), 'Yahweh is gracious'”

Source: Behind the Name: John

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People (2022)
1,090
Rank in Brazil
#7,790
Median age
57 years
2010 Census
1,171
people

Vanja in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Vanja, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (503 people).

1,078 women 0 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Vanja is most common

States with the highest share of people named Vanja in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Pará 0.002%
  2. Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
  3. Minas Gerais 0.001%
  4. São Paulo 0.000%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Pará1900.002%
Rio de Janeiro1380.001%
Minas Gerais1180.001%
São Paulo1160.000%
Bahia710.001%
Pernambuco550.001%
Amazonas540.001%
Rio Grande do Sul490.001%
Ceará480.001%
Maranhão280.000%
Goiás260.000%
Paraná230.000%
Distrito Federal230.001%
Rio Grande do Norte220.001%
Paraíba210.001%
Santa Catarina190.000%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Vanja

Behind the Name describes Vanja as a Croatian, Serbian and Slovene form of Vanya, also used as a mostly female name in Scandinavia; Wiktionary derives it from the Russian Ваня, a diminutive of Иван (Ivan). Ivan is the Slavic form of John, from the Hebrew Yoḥanan, 'Yahweh is gracious', according to Behind the Name. The meaning is that of the base name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,090 people named Vanja, with a median age of 57; proportionally, it is most common in Pará. Most were born between 1950 and 1979, and the name is almost always female.

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Vanja · behindthename.com · origin
  2. Behind the Name: Vanya · behindthename.com · origin
  3. Behind the Name: Ivan · behindthename.com · origin
  4. Wiktionary: Vanja · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  5. Behind the Name: John · behindthename.com · meaning
  6. Wiktionary: Ваня · en.wiktionary.org · origin

Questions about the name Vanja

What does the name Vanja mean?

Vanja means “form of Vanya, diminutive of Ivan (John), 'Yahweh is gracious'”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Vanja in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,090 people with the first name Vanja, which ranks it number 7,790 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

Is Vanja a boy's or a girl's name?

Vanja is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,078 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Vanja?

Vanja is a name of Slavic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Vanja most common?

Proportionally, in Pará: 0.002% of the state's population is named Vanja (190 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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