Vanja
- Meaning:
- God is gracious
- Origin:
- Hebrew
About the name Vanja
A Russian short form of Ivan and Ivana that became an independent name across the Slavic world. In Croatia it is given to boys and girls alike; in Scandinavia it is used only for girls.
Name day and nicknames
- Name day:
- January 31
Popularity with newborns
Vanja has not appeared on the annual list of the most popular newborn names. That list covers the 50 most common names for each sex, so the name was given to fewer children than the 50th name of the year — not to none.
People with this name in Croatia
3,902 people in Croatia are called Vanja, according to the 2021 census. That is #241 among all the names in Imenko.
Notable people called Vanja
- Vanja Iveša — Croatian football goalkeeper
Sources
Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.