Feminine dossier · first seen 1900

Vanessa

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Vanessa
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1985

Peak era

1985

Peak rank proxy

7,564

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Millennial

1900Peak 19852024

Peak year

1985

Decline from peak

87.7%

2024

933

All-time

260,793

Vanessa is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1985, when 7,564 girls were named Vanessa.

In 2024, only 933 girls were given the name.

Down 87.7% from its peak.

All told, about 260,793 Americans have been named Vanessa and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1900.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationMillennial

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1985

19857,564 girls named Vanessa

2024933 girls named Vanessa

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