Recorded 1973–2001 Girls' name Peak 1993 342 births

Vanesha — girls' name

342 babies named Vanesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s551980s1421990s1312000s14
1980s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Vanesha was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

21 babies were named Vanesha in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vanesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 342 babies named Vanesha between 1973 and 2001, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Vanesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vanesha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 142 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Vanesha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Vanesha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vanesha 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 342 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.

Vanesha at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

342

Since 1973

29 years of records

Peak year

1993

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1973

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2001

Vanesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1973

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1993)
21
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
0510152025 20011997199319891985198119771973 6

Vanesha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
142 births that decade — 42% of Vanesha's all-time total
1970s551980s1421990s1312000s14

Vanesha by state

Where Vanesha concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Vanesha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 1.8%
California share of Vanesha's total US births 1.8%

6 of 342 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vanesha?
342 babies have been named Vanesha since 1973. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1993 with 21 births.
When was Vanesha most popular?
Vanesha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 142 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Vanesha most popular?
The top states for the name Vanesha are California (6 births).
How long has the name Vanesha been used?
Vanesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 29 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Vanesha?
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.

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, 1973–2001 (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.