Total births
57
Girls' name · since 1961
Vanesia
57 babies named Vanesia in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 57
- total births
- 1961–1991
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 33%
- born in that decade
Vanesia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 57 recorded since 1961.
Vanesia has 57 recorded births among girls since 1961, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 1991.
- 57 total births
- 1961–1991 years on record
- 1960s peak decade
- 33% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
57 girls have been named Vanesia since 1961, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1991.
- 57
- total births
- 1961–1991
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 33%
- born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade
33% of everyone ever named Vanesia was born in this single decade.
1964
Single peak year
7 babies were named Vanesia in 1964 - its busiest year on record.
Vanesia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Vanesia's full recorded timeline at 1976, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1961, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1964 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Vanesia at a glance
Last recorded 1991Peak year
1964
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1961
Vanesia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1991
- Peak year (1964)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Vanesia by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1960s was Vanesia's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Vanesia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
19 births
- 1970s
1970s
15 births
- 1980s
1980s
18 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 19 births (33% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Vanesia? ▼
Vanesia has been given to 57 babies in the U.S. since 1961, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1991. 7 babies were born in 1964, its single highest year.
When was Vanesia most popular? ▼
Vanesia was most popular in the 1960s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1964.
How long has the name Vanesia been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Vanesia since 1961 -- 31 years through the most recent 1991 data.
What names are similar to Vanesia? ▼
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.
What to do with Vanesia's data
- Vanesia's decade-level peak was the 1960s (19 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Vanesia
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1961–1991 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Vanesia: Baby Name Since 1961 - 57 Births, Peak 1964." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/vanesia. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Vanesia 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 June 2026.