Vanda vs Vanessa

Side-by-side comparison of Vanda and Vanessa — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Vanda

Girl name

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Name B

Vanessa

Girl name · Rank #335

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Metric Vanda Vanessa
Current Rank Unranked #335
Total Births (all years) 1,683 260,793
Peak Year 1960 1985
Peak Year Births 45 7,564
Peak Decade 1950ss 1980ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1893 1900

Births by Decade

Decade Vanda Vanessa
1890ss 19 —
1900ss 20 6
1910ss 120 35
1920ss 174 51
1930ss 190 124
1940ss 272 295
1950ss 338 19,170
1960ss 305 20,983
1970ss 132 28,077
1980ss 79 65,728
1990ss 29 57,918
2000ss 5 43,229
2010ss — 19,597
2020ss — 5,580

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Vanda Vanessa
2014 — 1,927
2015 — 1,729
2016 — 1,663
2017 — 1,521
2018 — 1,378
2019 — 1,224
2020 — 1,383
2021 — 1,226
2022 — 1,026
2023 — 1,012
2024 — 933

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1893–2002.

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