Vanetta vs Vannessa

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

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Vanetta

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Vannessa

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Metric Vanetta Vannessa
Current Rank Unranked Unranked
Total Births (all years) 1,224 3,232
Peak Year 1962 1987
Peak Year Births 39 123
Peak Decade 1970ss 1990ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1910 1951

Births by Decade

Decade Vanetta Vannessa
1910ss 37 —
1920ss 97 —
1930ss 91 —
1940ss 100 —
1950ss 224 375
1960ss 247 367
1970ss 260 353
1980ss 132 761
1990ss 36 785
2000ss — 428
2010ss — 142
2020ss — 21

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Vanetta Vannessa
2014 — 13
2015 — 11
2016 — 11
2017 — 9
2018 — 5
2019 — 8
2020 — 9
2021 — 6
2022 — 6

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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