Recorded 1955–2018 Girls' name Peak 1990 1,220 births

Vannesa — girls' name

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.

1950s51960s61970s591980s3161990s4442000s3122010s78
1990s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Vannesa was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

54 babies were named Vannesa in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vannesa

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,220 babies named Vannesa between 1955 and 2018, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Vannesa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 54 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vannesa performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 444 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Vannesa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 451 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Vannesa in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vannesa 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 1,220 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.

Vannesa at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

1,220

Since 1955

64 years of records

Peak year

1990

54 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1955

Recorded for 64 years

Last year on file: 2018

Vannesa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1955

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1990)
54
Annual births at peak — across 64 years of records
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Vannesa by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
444 births that decade — 36% of Vannesa's all-time total
1950s51960s61970s591980s3161990s4442000s3122010s78

Vannesa by state

Where Vannesa concentrates geographically — total births since 1955

Regionally concentrated
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Vannesa
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%
California share of Vannesa's total US births 37.0%
Even split

451 of 1,220 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vannesa?
1,220 babies have been named Vannesa since 1955. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1990 with 54 births.
When was Vannesa most popular?
Vannesa was most popular in the 1990s decade with 444 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Vannesa most popular?
The top states for the name Vannesa are California (451 births), Texas (158 births), Illinois (10 births).
How long has the name Vannesa been used?
Vannesa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1955, spanning 64 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Vannesa?
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.

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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, 1955–2018 (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.