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Vanesa Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Vanesa?

In 2018 the rare name Vanesa, ranked the 4,623rd Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Vanesa is currently less popular.

Position 842, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached for the first time in 1996 and as recently as 1997.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 2002 with 271 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Vanesa was less than 5, most recently in 1952.

Approximately during the years 1973-1977, 1978-1984, 1987-1990, 1991-1994, and 1999-2002, the name Vanesa took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 2008-2011, and 2012-2017.

Vanesa became more popular as a girls name in 1953.

The popularity trend for Vanesa has been spiralling downward for a while. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Vanesa for their newborn has dropped significantly.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Vanesa?

Currently, the name is at a very low point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Vanesa is very unique and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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   Vanesa (Girl)Vanesa (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 30 4,623 < 5 --
2017 41 3,750 < 5 --
2016 42 3,694 < 5 --
2015 53 3,166 < 5 --
2014 68 2,609 < 5 --
2013 84 2,232 < 5 --
2012 132 1,634 < 5 --
2011 108 1,870 < 5 --
2010 118 1,760 < 5 --
2009 174 1,373 < 5 --
2008 231 1,121 < 5 --
2007 235 1,103 < 5 --
2006 220 1,129 < 5 --
2005 209 1,127 < 5 --
2004 220 1,057 < 5 --
2003 240 970 < 5 --
2002 271 852 < 5 --
2001 217 992 < 5 --
2000 197 1,058 < 5 --
1999 213 974 < 5 --
1998 225 928 < 5 --
1997 246 842 < 5 --
1996 237 842 < 5 --
1995 183 1,015 < 5 --
1994 209 913 < 5 --
1993 164 1,102 < 5 --
1992 151 1,168 < 5 --
1991 166 1,089 < 5 --
1990 151 1,145 < 5 --
1989 136 1,197 < 5 --
1988 119 1,248 < 5 --
1987 119 1,215 < 5 --
1986 120 1,187 < 5 --
1985 120 1,183 5 7,534
1984 129 1,086 < 5 --
1983 116 1,150 < 5 --
1982 81 1,487 < 5 --
1981 68 1,699 < 5 --
1980 56 1,932 < 5 --
1979 51 2,017 < 5 --
1978 34 2,568 < 5 --
1977 48 2,022 < 5 --
1976 29 2,726 < 5 --
1975 25 2,963 < 5 --
1974 17 3,857 < 5 --
1973 12 4,852 < 5 --
1972 16 3,886 < 5 --
1971 26 2,798 < 5 --
1970 16 3,863 < 5 --
1969 8 5,951 < 5 --
1968 13 3,989 < 5 --
1967 10 4,602 < 5 --
1966 10 4,475 < 5 --
1965 10 4,482 < 5 --
1964 15 3,504 < 5 --
1963 10 4,524 < 5 --
1962 14 3,584 < 5 --
1961 17 3,178 < 5 --
1960 13 3,678 < 5 --
1959 9 4,607 < 5 --
1958 18 2,856 < 5 --
1957 9 4,520 < 5 --
1956 10 4,149 < 5 --
1955 5 6,674 < 5 --
1954 5 6,565 < 5 --
1953 7 5,001 < 5 --
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.