Vaneta vs Vanessa

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

Name A

Vaneta

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Name B

Vanessa

Girl name · Rank #335

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Metric Vaneta Vanessa
Current Rank Unranked #335
Total Births (all years) 189 260,793
Peak Year 1932 1985
Peak Year Births 12 7,564
Peak Decade 1920ss 1980ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1912 1900

Births by Decade

Decade Vaneta Vanessa
1900ss — 6
1910ss 47 35
1920ss 52 51
1930ss 40 124
1940ss 10 295
1950ss 24 19,170
1960ss 10 20,983
1970ss 6 28,077
1980ss — 65,728
1990ss — 57,918
2000ss — 43,229
2010ss — 19,597
2020ss — 5,580

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Vaneta 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, 1912–1975.

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