Vanessa
7 lettersFemale #377 · 813 reported
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US name popularity
Vanessa name popularity
In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Vanessa ranks #377 in female records (813 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.
US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved
Data updated
Key facts
- 2025 female rank and count
- #377 · 813 reported
- 1-year change, since 2024 (female)
- Count decreased by 125 female records (938 to 813); rank moved from #335 to #377.
- 5-year change, since 2021 (female)
- Count decreased by 413 female records (1,226 to 813); rank moved from #253 to #377.
- 2025 male rank and count
- No published 2025 observation. A missing observation is not zero.
- Peak year in available data
- 2016: 1,664 female records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.
Is Vanessa becoming more popular?
Vanessa's reported female count decreased by 125 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #335 to #377. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.
The 2025 file has no published male observation for Vanessa. That is not a count of zero.
Vanessa in US records, 2016–2025
Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.
View all annual counts and ranks
| Year | Female count | Female rank | Male count | Male rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 813 | 377 | — | — |
| 2024 | 938 | 335 | — | — |
| 2023 | 1,014 | 304 | — | — |
| 2022 | 1,026 | 311 | — | — |
| 2021 | 1,226 | 253 | — | — |
| 2020 | 1,384 | 209 | — | — |
| 2019 | 1,224 | 272 | — | — |
| 2018 | 1,378 | 231 | — | — |
| 2017 | 1,521 | 203 | — | — |
| 2016 | 1,664 | 197 | — | — |
Questions about Vanessa’s popularity
How common is Vanessa in the US?
In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Vanessa ranks #377 in female records (813 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.
Does this include other spellings of Vanessa?
No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Vanessa only.
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