FIRST NAME
Vanessa
Vanessa is the 119th most common female first name in the United States, recorded for 238,897 women and girls in the latest Census. It is also given to 299 men and boys.
AS A FEMALE NAME · #119 TODAY
1990 CENSUS
276,068
living · #195
2020 CENSUS
238,897
living · #119
BABIES NAMED VANESSA BY BIRTH YEAR · 1900–2025
2025813
As a female name, Vanessa peaked in 1985, when 7,563 babies were named Vanessa (the #42 female name that year).
SOURCE: SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION (US BIRTHS)
AS A MALE NAME · #12,252 TODAY
2020 CENSUS
299
living · #12,252
BABIES NAMED VANESSA BY BIRTH YEAR · 1954–2014
20145
As a male name, Vanessa peaked in 1988, when 72 babies were named Vanessa (the #1201 male name that year).
SOURCE: SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION (US BIRTHS)