Vanissa — girls' name

What the Data Says About Vanissa

The Social Security Administration has registered 239 babies named Vanissa between 1955 and 2003, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Vanissa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vanissa performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 73 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Vanissa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vanissa 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 239 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.