Girls' name · since 1953
Vanassa
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.
- #14,201 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 369
- born since 1953
- 1960s
- peak decade
Vanassa sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 369 recorded since 1953.
Social Security Administration records show Vanassa recorded 369 times among girls since 1953, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1953 to 1999.
- #14,201 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 369 born since 1953
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vanassa ranks #14,201 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 369 born since 1953, peaking in the 1960s.
- #14,201 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 369
- born since 1953
- 1960s
- peak decade
Vanassa's 369 recorded births place it above 80.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
Vanassa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Vanassa's SSA record in two at 1973 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1969, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1955 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Vanassa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–1999
- Peak year (1955)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Vanassa by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (104 births, 28% of the file).
1960s was Vanassa's strongest decade.
104 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Vanassa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
84 births
- 1960s
1960s
104 births
- 1970s
1970s
72 births
- 1980s
1980s
78 births
- 1990s 31
1990s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 104 births (28% of all-time use).
Vanassa by state
Where Vanassa concentrates geographically, total births since 1953
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 6 | 1.6% |
6 of 369 births nationwide.
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- Vanassa's decade-level peak was the 1960s (104 total births); usage has since declined to 31 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Vanassas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Vanassa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1955)
Similar record span (~46 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1953–1999 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Vanassa draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.