Vanetta vs Vanessa

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

Name A

Vanetta

Girl name

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Name B

Vanessa

Girl name · Rank #335

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Metric Vanetta Vanessa
Current Rank Unranked #335
Total Births (all years) 1,224 261,622
Peak Year 1962 1985
Peak Year Births 39 7,563
Peak Decade 1970s 1980s
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1910 1900

Births by Decade

Decade Vanetta Vanessa
1900s - 6
1910s 37 35
1920s 97 51
1930s 91 124
1940s 100 295
1950s 224 19,170
1960s 247 20,983
1970s 260 28,077
1980s 132 65,731
1990s 36 57,920
2000s - 43,229
2010s - 19,600
2020s - 6,401

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Vanetta Vanessa
2014 - 1,927
2015 - 1,729
2016 - 1,664
2017 - 1,521
2018 - 1,378
2019 - 1,224
2020 - 1,384
2021 - 1,226
2022 - 1,026
2023 - 1,014
2024 - 938
2025 - 813

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, 1910–1998.

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