Recorded 1953–1999 Girls' name Peak 1955 369 births

Vanassa — girls' name

369 babies named Vanassa in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s841960s1041970s711980s791990s31
1960s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Vanassa was born in this single decade.

1955
Single peak year

21 babies were named Vanassa in 1955 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vanassa

The Social Security Administration has registered 369 babies named Vanassa between 1953 and 1999, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Vanassa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1955, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vanassa performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 104 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Vanassa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Vanassa in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vanassa in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 369 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Vanassa at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

369

Since 1953

47 years of records

Peak year

1955

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1953

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 1999

Vanassa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1953

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1955)
21
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
0510152025 199919881983197719711965196019551953 9

Vanassa by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
104 births that decade — 28% of Vanassa's all-time total
1950s841960s1041970s711980s791990s31

Vanassa by state

Where Vanassa concentrates geographically — total births since 1953

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Vanassa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
6 1.6%
Alabama share of Vanassa's total US births 1.6%

6 of 369 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vanassa?
369 babies have been named Vanassa since 1953. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1955 with 21 births.
When was Vanassa most popular?
Vanassa was most popular in the 1960s decade with 104 total births. The single peak year was 1955.
Where is Vanassa most popular?
The top states for the name Vanassa are Alabama (6 births).
How long has the name Vanassa been used?
Vanassa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 47 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Vanassa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Vanessa, Vanesa, Vannessa, Vania, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1953–1999 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.