Girls' name · since 1955
Vannesa
1,220 babies named Vannesa in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,538 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,220
- born since 1955
- 1990s
- peak decade
1,220 girls have been named Vannesa since 1955, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Vannesa recorded 1,220 times among girls since 1955, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 2018.
- #6,538 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,220 born since 1955
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vannesa ranks #6,538 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,220 born since 1955, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,538 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,220
- born since 1955
- 1990s
- peak decade
Vannesa's 1,220 recorded births place it above 90.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
Vannesa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Vannesa's full recorded timeline at 1995, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% 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 1990 peak of 54 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Vannesa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2018
- Peak year (1990)
- 54
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Vannesa by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (444 births, 36% of the file).
1990s was Vannesa's strongest decade.
444 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Vannesa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 59
1970s
59 births
- 1980s
1980s
316 births
- 1990s
1990s
444 births
- 2000s
2000s
312 births
- 2010s 78
2010s
78 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 444 births (36% of all-time use).
How Vannesa compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Vannesa's total volume
Vannesa by state
Where Vannesa concentrates geographically, total births since 1955
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 451 | 37.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 158 | 13.0% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #4 | New York | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Florida | | 5 | 0.4% |
451 of 1,220 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Vannesa's data
- Vannesa's decade-level peak was the 1990s (444 total births); usage has since declined to 78 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Vannesas (451 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Vannesa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~63 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, 1955–2018 (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 Vannesa 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.