Vanita vs Vanessa

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

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Vanita

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Name B

Vanessa

Girl name · Rank #335

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Metric Vanita Vanessa
Current Rank Unranked #335
Total Births (all years) 2,056 260,793
Peak Year 1971 1985
Peak Year Births 53 7,564
Peak Decade 1960ss 1980ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1913 1900

Births by Decade

Decade Vanita Vanessa
1900ss — 6
1910ss 97 35
1920ss 211 51
1930ss 212 124
1940ss 239 295
1950ss 343 19,170
1960ss 387 20,983
1970ss 275 28,077
1980ss 191 65,728
1990ss 89 57,918
2000ss 12 43,229
2010ss — 19,597
2020ss — 5,580

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Vanita 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, 1913–2003.

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