Recorded 1977–2012 Girls' name Peak 1990 399 births

Vaneza — girls' name

399 babies named Vaneza in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s181980s811990s1402000s1372010s23
1990s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Vaneza was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

18 babies were named Vaneza in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vaneza

The Social Security Administration has registered 399 babies named Vaneza between 1977 and 2012, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Vaneza currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vaneza performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 140 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Vaneza shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 82 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Vaneza in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vaneza 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 399 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.

Vaneza at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

399

Since 1977

36 years of records

Peak year

1990

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1977

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2012

Vaneza popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1977

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1990)
18
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
05101520 20122007200219971992198719821977 5

Vaneza by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
140 births that decade — 35% of Vaneza's all-time total
1970s181980s811990s1402000s1372010s23

Vaneza by state

Where Vaneza concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Vaneza
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
82 20.6%
#2 Texas
5 1.3%
California share of Vaneza's total US births 20.6%
Even split

82 of 399 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vaneza?
399 babies have been named Vaneza since 1977. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1990 with 18 births.
When was Vaneza most popular?
Vaneza was most popular in the 1990s decade with 140 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Vaneza most popular?
The top states for the name Vaneza are California (82 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Vaneza been used?
Vaneza has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 36 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Vaneza?
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, 1977–2012 (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.