| Avni | Vanya | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | The earth | of the forest |
| Origin | sanskrit | sanskrit |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | UHV-nee | VAAN-yah |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2025 (88) | 2020 (83) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Rising | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Avni | Vanya |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 434 | 445 |
| 2010s | 686 | 391 |
| 2000s | 288 | 214 |
| 1990s | 92 | 55 |
| 1980s | 74 | 11 |
| 1970s | 15 | 50 |
| 1960s | 0 | 78 |
| 1950s | 0 | 35 |
From the Sanskrit अवनि (avani), 'the earth, ground, a river-bed'. A genuine Vedic/classical word for the earth.
From Sanskrit vanya (वन्य), 'of the forest, wild, forest-born'. Cross-cultural: Vanya is also a Russian pet form of the male name Ivan.
Avni and Vanya are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Avni means The earth (sanskrit origin), while Vanya means of the forest (sanskrit origin).
In US records, Avni first appears in 0 and Vanya in 0, so Avni has the longer recorded history.