Girls' name · since 1953

Vanester

Since 1953, U.S. Social Security records show 13 babies named Vanester, peaking in 1959. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#51,328 of 72,339
all-time among girls
13
born since 1953
1950s
peak decade

Vanester sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 13 recorded since 1953.

Vanester has 13 recorded births among girls since 1953, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1953 to 1959.

  • #51,328 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 13 born since 1953
  • 1950s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vanester ranks #51,328 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 13 born since 1953, peaking in the 1950s.

#51,328 of 72,339
all-time among girls
13
born since 1953
1950s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Vanester's 13 recorded births place it above 28.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Vanester's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Vanester splits its recorded history at 1959: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1953 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1959 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Vanester popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–1959

Last recorded 1959
Peak year (1959)
7
Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
5.566.577.5 19531959 7

Vanester by decade

1950s is the heaviest window (13 births, 100% of the file).

1950s was Vanester's strongest decade.

13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Vanester births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1950s at 13 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vanester?
Vanester has been given to 13 babies in the U.S. since 1953, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #51,328 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1959. 7 babies were born in 1959, its single highest year.
Where does Vanester sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vanester ranks #51,328 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Vanester most popular?
Vanester was most popular in the 1950s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
How long has the name Vanester been used?
Vanester has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 7 years of data through 1959.
What names are similar to Vanester?
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.

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Two nationwide peer axes for Vanester: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1953–1959 (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 Vanester 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.