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