Vanessa

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Vanessa is a given name used predominantly for girls. There have been 261,777 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 260,793 as girls and 984 as boys. Vanessa gained popularity in the 1950s, peaked in 1985 and has since declined significantly.

Popularity Over Time

Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	933
2023	1,012
2022	1,026
2021	1,226
2020	1,383
2019	1,224
2018	1,378
2017	1,521
2016	1,663
2015	1,729
2014	1,932
2013	2,102
2012	2,553
2011	2,626
2010	2,893
2009	3,523
2008	4,038
2007	4,455
2006	4,175
2005	4,103
2004	4,359
2003	4,358
2002	4,460
2001	4,680
2000	5,146
1999	5,297
1998	5,843
1997	5,816
1996	5,763
1995	5,420
1994	5,570
1993	5,920
1992	6,109
1991	5,953
1990	6,441
1989	7,014
1988	7,588
1987	7,394
1986	7,512
1985	7,606
1984	7,198
1983	6,446
1982	6,206
1981	4,773
1980	4,447
1979	4,119
1978	3,865
1977	3,224
1976	2,473
1975	2,455
1974	2,361
1973	2,155
1972	2,288
1971	2,667
1970	2,581
1969	2,240
1968	1,802
1967	1,875
1966	1,651
1965	1,638
1964	2,064
1963	2,032
1962	2,251
1961	2,773
1960	2,720
1959	3,134
1958	2,754
1957	2,387
1956	2,617
1955	2,705
1954	2,652
1953	2,007
1952	695
1951	176
1950	91
1949	70
1948	69
1947	59
1946	14
1945	19
1944	13
1943	10
1942	16
1941	11
1940	14
1939	7
1938	15
1937	17
1936	20
1935	32
1933	7
1932	9
1931	7
1930	10
1929	5
1928	6
1927	5
1925	9
1923	9
1922	6
1921	5
1920	6
1919	6
1917	6
1916	8
1915	10
1913	5
1900	6