Vanesse vs Vanessa

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

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Vanesse

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Name B

Vanessa

Girl name · Rank #335

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Metric Vanesse Vanessa
Current Rank Unranked #335
Total Births (all years) 29 260,793
Peak Year 1960 1985
Peak Year Births 7 7,564
Peak Decade 1960ss 1980ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1959 1900

Births by Decade

Decade Vanesse Vanessa
1900ss — 6
1910ss — 35
1920ss — 51
1930ss — 124
1940ss — 295
1950ss 6 19,170
1960ss 12 20,983
1970ss — 28,077
1980ss 5 65,728
1990ss 6 57,918
2000ss — 43,229
2010ss — 19,597
2020ss — 5,580

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Vanesse 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, 1959–1990.

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