Vanessa vs Vanesa

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

Name A

Vanessa

Girl name · Rank #335

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Name B

Vanesa

Girl name · Rank #5308

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

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

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, 1900–2024.

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