| Aarohi | Vanya | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Ascending; an ascending melody | of the forest |
| Origin | sanskrit | sanskrit |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | aa-ROH-hee | VAAN-yah |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| First appeared | 1998 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2014 (96) | 2020 (83) |
| In 2025 | 65 | 0 |
| Trend | Rising | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Aarohi | Vanya |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 359 | 445 |
| 2010s | 586 | 391 |
| 2000s | 69 | 214 |
| 1990s | 5 | 55 |
| 1980s | 0 | 11 |
| 1970s | 0 | 50 |
| 1960s | 0 | 78 |
| 1950s | 0 | 35 |
From the Sanskrit आरोही (ārohī), 'ascending, rising', related to āroha, the ascending scale of notes in Indian classical music. A genuine classical musical term.
From Sanskrit vanya (वन्य), 'of the forest, wild, forest-born'. Cross-cultural: Vanya is also a Russian pet form of the male name Ivan.
Aarohi is more popular than Vanya today: about 65 US babies were given the name Aarohi in 2025, compared with 0 named Vanya.
Aarohi means Ascending; an ascending melody (sanskrit origin), while Vanya means of the forest (sanskrit origin).
In US records, Aarohi first appears in 1998 and Vanya in 0, so Vanya has the longer recorded history.