Unisex name · since 1971
Vanness
13 babies named Vanness in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #32,357 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 13
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
13 boys have been named Vanness since 1971, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Vanness has 13 recorded births among boys since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2012.
- #32,357 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 13 born since 1971
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vanness ranks #32,357 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 13 born since 1971, peaking in the 2010s.
- #32,357 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 13
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
Vanness's 13 recorded births place it above 28.77% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Vanness's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Vanness's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1971, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Vanness popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2012
- Peak year (2012)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Vanness popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1964 (Vanness as girls' name)
Vanness by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (8 births, 62% of the file).
2010s was Vanness's strongest decade.
8 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Vanness births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 8 births (62% of all-time use).
Vanness by state
Where Vanness concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 38.5% |
5 of 13 births nationwide.
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- New York records the most Vannesss (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Vanness: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1971–2012 (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 Vanness 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.