Recorded 1982–1998 Girls' name Peak 1988 53 births

Vaneshia — girls' name

53 babies named Vaneshia in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s311990s22
1980s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Vaneshia was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

8 babies were named Vaneshia in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vaneshia

The Social Security Administration has registered 53 babies named Vaneshia between 1982 and 1998, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Vaneshia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vaneshia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Vaneshia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vaneshia 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 53 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.

Vaneshia at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

53

Since 1982

17 years of records

Peak year

1988

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1982

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1998

Vaneshia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1982

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1988)
8
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
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Vaneshia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
31 births that decade — 58% of Vaneshia's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vaneshia?
53 babies have been named Vaneshia since 1982. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1988 with 8 births.
When was Vaneshia most popular?
Vaneshia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Vaneshia been used?
Vaneshia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 17 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Vaneshia?
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, 1982–1998 (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.