Recorded 1959–2003 Girls' name Peak 1988 288 births

Vaness — girls' name

288 babies named Vaness in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s51970s491980s1461990s782000s5
1980s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Vaness was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

26 babies were named Vaness in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vaness

The Social Security Administration has registered 288 babies named Vaness between 1959 and 2003, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Vaness currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vaness performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 146 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Vaness shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 57 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Vaness in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vaness 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 288 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.

Vaness at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

288

Since 1959

45 years of records

Peak year

1988

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1959

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2003

Vaness popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1959

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1988)
26
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
051015202530 20031994199019861981197519641959 5

Vaness by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
146 births that decade — 51% of Vaness's all-time total
1950s51960s51970s491980s1461990s782000s5

Vaness by state

Where Vaness concentrates geographically — total births since 1959

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Vaness
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
57 19.8%
#2 Texas
5 1.7%
California share of Vaness's total US births 19.8%
Even split

57 of 288 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vaness?
288 babies have been named Vaness since 1959. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1988 with 26 births.
When was Vaness most popular?
Vaness was most popular in the 1980s decade with 146 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Vaness most popular?
The top states for the name Vaness are California (57 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Vaness been used?
Vaness has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 45 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Vaness?
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, 1959–2003 (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.