Vannessa vs Vanessa

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

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Vannessa

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Vanessa

Girl name · Rank #335

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Metric Vannessa Vanessa
Current Rank Unranked #335
Total Births (all years) 3,231 261,622
Peak Year 1987 1985
Peak Year Births 123 7,563
Peak Decade 1990s 1980s
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1951 1900

Births by Decade

Decade Vannessa Vanessa
1900s - 6
1910s - 35
1920s - 51
1930s - 124
1940s - 295
1950s 375 19,170
1960s 366 20,983
1970s 353 28,077
1980s 761 65,731
1990s 785 57,920
2000s 428 43,229
2010s 142 19,600
2020s 21 6,401

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Vannessa Vanessa
2014 13 1,927
2015 11 1,729
2016 11 1,664
2017 9 1,521
2018 5 1,378
2019 8 1,224
2020 9 1,384
2021 6 1,226
2022 6 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, 1951–2022.

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