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.

Name A

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) 2,056 261,622
Peak Year 1971 1985
Peak Year Births 53 7,563
Peak Decade 1960s 1980s
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1913 1900

Births by Decade

Decade Vanita Vanessa
1900s - 6
1910s 97 35
1920s 211 51
1930s 212 124
1940s 239 295
1950s 343 19,170
1960s 387 20,983
1970s 275 28,077
1980s 191 65,731
1990s 89 57,920
2000s 12 43,229
2010s - 19,600
2020s - 6,401

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Vanita Vanessa
2014 - 1,927
2015 - 1,729
2016 - 1,664
2017 - 1,521
2018 - 1,378
2019 - 1,224
2020 - 1,384
2021 - 1,226
2022 - 1,026
2023 - 1,014
2024 - 938
2025 - 813

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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