Recorded 1984–1994 Girls' name Peak 1988 39 births

Vanezza — girls' name

39 babies named Vanezza in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s211990s18
1980s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Vanezza was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

8 babies were named Vanezza in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vanezza

The Social Security Administration has registered 39 babies named Vanezza between 1984 and 1994, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Vanezza currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vanezza performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Vanezza shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Vanezza in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vanezza 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 39 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.

Vanezza at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

39

Since 1984

11 years of records

Peak year

1988

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1984

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1994

Vanezza popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1984

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1988)
8
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
456789 199419921991198819861984 6

Vanezza by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
21 births that decade — 54% of Vanezza's all-time total
1980s211990s18

Vanezza by state

Where Vanezza concentrates geographically — total births since 1984

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Vanezza
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 12.8%
California share of Vanezza's total US births 12.8%

5 of 39 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vanezza?
39 babies have been named Vanezza since 1984. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1988 with 8 births.
When was Vanezza most popular?
Vanezza was most popular in the 1980s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Vanezza most popular?
The top states for the name Vanezza are California (5 births).
How long has the name Vanezza been used?
Vanezza has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 11 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Vanezza?
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, 1984–1994 (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.