Girls' name · since 1955
Vanissa
239 babies named Vanissa in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #18,054 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 239
- born since 1955
- 1970s
- peak decade
239 girls have been named Vanissa since 1955, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Vanissa recorded 239 times among girls since 1955, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 2003.
- #18,054 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 239 born since 1955
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vanissa ranks #18,054 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 239 born since 1955, peaking in the 1970s.
- #18,054 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 239
- born since 1955
- 1970s
- peak decade
Vanissa's 239 recorded births place it above 75.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Vanissa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Vanissa's full recorded timeline at 1977, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1955, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1971 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Vanissa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2003
- Peak year (1971)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Vanissa by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (73 births, 31% of the file).
1970s was Vanissa's strongest decade.
73 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Vanissa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 25
1950s
25 births
- 1960s
1960s
41 births
- 1970s
1970s
73 births
- 1980s
1980s
56 births
- 1990s
1990s
39 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 73 births (31% of all-time use).
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What to do with Vanissa's data
- Vanissa's decade-level peak was the 1970s (73 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Vanissa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~48 yrs)
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, 1955–2003 (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 Vanissa 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.