Vanesa vs Vanessa

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

Name A

Vanesa

Girl name · Rank #5308

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Name B

Vanessa

Girl name · Rank #335

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Metric Vanesa Vanessa
Current Rank #5308 #335
Total Births (all years) 6,510 260,793
Peak Year 2002 1985
Peak Year Births 271 7,564
Peak Decade 2000ss 1980ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1953 1900

Births by Decade

Decade Vanesa Vanessa
1900ss — 6
1910ss — 35
1920ss — 51
1930ss — 124
1940ss — 295
1950ss 63 19,170
1960ss 120 20,983
1970ss 274 28,077
1980ss 1,064 65,728
1990ss 1,945 57,918
2000ss 2,215 43,229
2010ss 710 19,597
2020ss 119 5,580

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Vanesa Vanessa
2014 68 1,927
2015 54 1,729
2016 42 1,663
2017 41 1,521
2018 30 1,378
2019 32 1,224
2020 22 1,383
2021 23 1,226
2022 26 1,026
2023 24 1,012
2024 24 933

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, 1953–2024.

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