Vanilla vs Vannessa

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

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Vanilla

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Name B

Vannessa

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Metric Vanilla Vannessa
Current Rank Unranked Unranked
Total Births (all years) 199 3,232
Peak Year 1919 1987
Peak Year Births 15 123
Peak Decade 1920ss 1990ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1898 1951

Births by Decade

Decade Vanilla Vannessa
1890ss 5 —
1910ss 40 —
1920ss 69 —
1930ss 52 —
1940ss 5 —
1950ss 11 375
1960ss 12 367
1970ss 5 353
1980ss — 761
1990ss — 785
2000ss — 428
2010ss — 142
2020ss — 21

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Vanilla 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, 1898–1978.

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