Trend of the Popularity of Vanessa as a Female Baby Name in the US

Updated on December 3, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 933 female babies that were named Vanessa in the US, which was 0.06% of the total number of female babies born in the US in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Vanessa peaked as a female baby name in the US in 1985 with a count of 7,564 babies, which was 0.44% of the total female babies born in the US in 1985.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of female babies in the US that were named Vanessa, and the second chart shows the percent of female babies in the US that were named Vanessa.

Trend of the Number of Female Babies who were Named Vanessa in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Female Babies who were Named Vanessa in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of female babies and the percentage of female babies born in the US who were named Vanessa from 1980 to 2024.

Trend of the Popularity of Vanessa as a Female Baby Name in the us

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Year	Number of Female Babies	Percent of Total Female Babies (%)
1980	4426	0.27
1981	4749	0.28
1982	6153	0.36
1983	6388	0.38
1984	7155	0.43
1985	7564	0.44
1986	7468	0.44
1987	7348	0.42
1988	7516	0.42
1989	6961	0.38
1990	6409	0.34
1991	5925	0.32
1992	6079	0.33
1993	5890	0.33
1994	5552	0.31
1995	5404	0.31
1996	5746	0.33
1997	5796	0.33
1998	5830	0.33
1999	5287	0.30
2000	5134	0.28
2001	4672	0.26
2002	4455	0.25
2003	4352	0.24
2004	4350	0.24
2005	4095	0.22
2006	4169	0.22
2007	4447	0.23
2008	4032	0.21
2009	3523	0.19
2010	2887	0.16
2011	2620	0.15
2012	2553	0.14
2013	2095	0.12
2014	1927	0.11
2015	1729	0.10
2016	1663	0.09
2017	1521	0.09
2018	1378	0.08
2019	1224	0.07
2020	1383	0.09
2021	1226	0.08
2022	1026	0.06
2023	1012	0.06
2024	933	0.06