Vanity vs Vanessa

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

Name A

Vanity

Girl name · Rank #6461

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Name B

Vanessa

Girl name · Rank #335

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Metric Vanity Vanessa
Current Rank #6461 #335
Total Births (all years) 1,845 260,793
Peak Year 1988 1985
Peak Year Births 116 7,564
Peak Decade 1980ss 1980ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1982 1900

Births by Decade

Decade Vanity Vanessa
1900ss — 6
1910ss — 35
1920ss — 51
1930ss — 124
1940ss — 295
1950ss — 19,170
1960ss — 20,983
1970ss — 28,077
1980ss 592 65,728
1990ss 462 57,918
2000ss 339 43,229
2010ss 345 19,597
2020ss 107 5,580

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Vanity Vanessa
2014 34 1,927
2015 21 1,729
2016 34 1,663
2017 39 1,521
2018 20 1,378
2019 17 1,224
2020 23 1,383
2021 25 1,226
2022 25 1,026
2023 16 1,012
2024 18 933

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, 1982–2024.

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