Vanissa vs Vanessa

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

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Vanissa

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Name B

Vanessa

Girl name · Rank #335

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Metric Vanissa Vanessa
Current Rank Unranked #335
Total Births (all years) 239 260,793
Peak Year 1971 1985
Peak Year Births 14 7,564
Peak Decade 1970ss 1980ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1955 1900

Births by Decade

Decade Vanissa Vanessa
1900ss — 6
1910ss — 35
1920ss — 51
1930ss — 124
1940ss — 295
1950ss 25 19,170
1960ss 41 20,983
1970ss 73 28,077
1980ss 56 65,728
1990ss 39 57,918
2000ss 5 43,229
2010ss — 19,597
2020ss — 5,580

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Vanissa 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, 1955–2003.

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