Recorded 1939–1990 Girls' name Peak 1961 292 births

Vanette — girls' name

292 babies named Vanette in U.S. Social Security records since 1939, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51940s181950s831960s1281970s371980s161990s5
1960s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Vanette was born in this single decade.

1961
Single peak year

23 babies were named Vanette in 1961 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vanette

The Social Security Administration has registered 292 babies named Vanette between 1939 and 1990, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Vanette currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vanette performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 128 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Vanette shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vanette 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 292 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.

Vanette at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

292

Since 1939

52 years of records

Peak year

1961

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1939

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 1990

Vanette popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1939

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1961)
23
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
0510152025 19901976196919641959195419441939 5

Vanette by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
128 births that decade — 44% of Vanette's all-time total
1930s51940s181950s831960s1281970s371980s161990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vanette?
292 babies have been named Vanette since 1939. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1961 with 23 births.
When was Vanette most popular?
Vanette was most popular in the 1960s decade with 128 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
How long has the name Vanette been used?
Vanette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1939, spanning 52 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Vanette?
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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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, 1939–1990 (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.