Vanette vs Vanessa

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

Name A

Vanette

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Name B

Vanessa

Girl name · Rank #335

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Metric Vanette Vanessa
Current Rank Unranked #335
Total Births (all years) 292 260,793
Peak Year 1961 1985
Peak Year Births 23 7,564
Peak Decade 1960ss 1980ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1939 1900

Births by Decade

Decade Vanette Vanessa
1900ss — 6
1910ss — 35
1920ss — 51
1930ss 5 124
1940ss 18 295
1950ss 83 19,170
1960ss 128 20,983
1970ss 37 28,077
1980ss 16 65,728
1990ss 5 57,918
2000ss — 43,229
2010ss — 19,597
2020ss — 5,580

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Vanette 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, 1939–1990.

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