Vanessa Name Popularity
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How popular is Vanessa?
In 2018 the somewhat popular name Vanessa, ranked the 230th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.Presently one of the top 250 most popular, Vanessa has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.
Position 41, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1988.
Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1985 with 7,566 occurrences.
In any year, the least number of babies named Vanessa was less than 5, most recently in 1934.
Approximately during the years 1943-1954, 1956-1959, 1966-1970, and 1976-1984, the name Vanessa took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1935-1938, 1959-1965, and 2008-2017.
Sometimes the name Vanessa has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.
The popularity trend for Vanessa has been spiralling downward for a while. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Vanessa for their newborn has dropped.
What does the future hold for the popularity of Vanessa?
Currently, the name is at a very low point when compared to its most popular year.
The name Vanessa is favored by many parents but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.
for Percentages.| Vanessa (Girl) | Vanessa (Boy) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | % | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank |
| 2018 | | 1,369 | 230 | < 5 | -- |
| 2017 | | 1,514 | 204 | < 5 | -- |
| 2016 | | 1,658 | 197 | < 5 | -- |
| 2015 | | 1,727 | 186 | < 5 | -- |
| 2014 | | 1,925 | 171 | 5 | 13,918 |
| 2013 | | 2,093 | 152 | 7 | 10,644 |
| 2012 | | 2,552 | 123 | < 5 | -- |
| 2011 | | 2,619 | 120 | 6 | 12,180 |
| 2010 | | 2,883 | 107 | 6 | 12,115 |
| 2009 | | 3,518 | 91 | < 5 | -- |
| 2008 | | 4,031 | 78 | 6 | 12,447 |
| 2007 | | 4,444 | 71 | 8 | 9,730 |
| 2006 | | 4,167 | 79 | 6 | 11,967 |
| 2005 | | 4,093 | 80 | 8 | 9,043 |
| 2004 | | 4,347 | 75 | 9 | 8,111 |
| 2003 | | 4,353 | 70 | 6 | 10,817 |
| 2002 | | 4,453 | 68 | 5 | 12,388 |
| 2001 | | 4,672 | 64 | 8 | 8,287 |
| 2000 | | 5,133 | 62 | 12 | 5,892 |
| 1999 | | 5,287 | 57 | 10 | 6,502 |
| 1998 | | 5,830 | 52 | 13 | 5,144 |
| 1997 | | 5,796 | 54 | 20 | 3,594 |
| 1996 | | 5,744 | 60 | 17 | 4,010 |
| 1995 | | 5,403 | 63 | 16 | 4,044 |
| 1994 | | 5,550 | 59 | 18 | 3,741 |
| 1993 | | 5,888 | 55 | 30 | 2,502 |
| 1992 | | 6,078 | 55 | 30 | 2,464 |
| 1991 | | 5,926 | 56 | 28 | 2,539 |
| 1990 | | 6,406 | 56 | 32 | 2,252 |
| 1989 | | 6,958 | 50 | 53 | 1,548 |
| 1988 | | 7,515 | 41 | 72 | 1,202 |
| 1987 | | 7,346 | 43 | 46 | 1,560 |
| 1986 | | 7,467 | 43 | 44 | 1,534 |
| 1985 | | 7,566 | 42 | 42 | 1,566 |
| 1984 | | 7,156 | 45 | 43 | 1,479 |
| 1983 | | 6,386 | 49 | 58 | 1,202 |
| 1982 | | 6,153 | 49 | 53 | 1,291 |
| 1981 | | 4,747 | 62 | 24 | 2,201 |
| 1980 | | 4,428 | 69 | 21 | 2,441 |
| 1979 | | 4,102 | 75 | 17 | 2,769 |
| 1978 | | 3,852 | 76 | 12 | 3,388 |
| 1977 | | 3,210 | 90 | 15 | 2,901 |
| 1976 | | 2,466 | 106 | 10 | 3,711 |
| 1975 | | 2,442 | 115 | 14 | 2,893 |
| 1974 | | 2,352 | 122 | 8 | 4,164 |
| 1973 | | 2,147 | 134 | 10 | 3,438 |
| 1972 | | 2,280 | 133 | 9 | 3,598 |
| 1971 | | 2,657 | 129 | 10 | 3,352 |
| 1970 | | 2,576 | 138 | 5 | 5,398 |
| 1969 | | 2,233 | 147 | 6 | 4,385 |
| 1968 | | 1,797 | 181 | 5 | 4,715 |
| 1967 | | 1,871 | 170 | 6 | 3,946 |
| 1966 | | 1,644 | 197 | 8 | 3,234 |
| 1965 | | 1,633 | 203 | 6 | 3,908 |
| 1964 | | 2,055 | 183 | 8 | 3,269 |
| 1963 | | 2,031 | 188 | < 5 | -- |
| 1962 | | 2,247 | 174 | 7 | 3,619 |
| 1961 | | 2,759 | 153 | 9 | 3,080 |
| 1960 | | 2,714 | 154 | 8 | 3,326 |
| 1959 | | 3,117 | 140 | 14 | 2,290 |
| 1958 | | 2,737 | 149 | 10 | 2,801 |
| 1957 | | 2,382 | 159 | 8 | 3,242 |
| 1956 | | 2,620 | 145 | < 5 | -- |
| 1955 | | 2,695 | 140 | 7 | 3,484 |
| 1954 | | 2,644 | 142 | 9 | 2,933 |
| 1953 | | 2,006 | 163 | < 5 | -- |
| 1952 | | 697 | 302 | < 5 | -- |
| 1951 | | 176 | 657 | < 5 | -- |
| 1950 | | 91 | 943 | < 5 | -- |
| 1949 | | 70 | 1,076 | < 5 | -- |
| 1948 | | 69 | 1,069 | < 5 | -- |
| 1947 | | 59 | 1,180 | < 5 | -- |
| 1946 | | 14 | 2,731 | < 5 | -- |
| 1945 | | 19 | 1,989 | < 5 | -- |
| 1944 | | 13 | 2,617 | < 5 | -- |
| 1943 | | 10 | 3,229 | < 5 | -- |
| 1942 | | 16 | 2,307 | < 5 | -- |
| 1941 | | 11 | 2,832 | < 5 | -- |
| 1940 | | 14 | 2,292 | < 5 | -- |
| 1939 | | 7 | 3,757 | < 5 | -- |
| 1938 | | 15 | 2,211 | < 5 | -- |
| 1937 | | 17 | 1,993 | < 5 | -- |
| 1936 | | 20 | 1,738 | < 5 | -- |
| 1935 | | 32 | 1,304 | < 5 | -- |
| 1934 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1933 | | 7 | 3,716 | < 5 | -- |
| 1932 | | 9 | 3,255 | < 5 | -- |
| 1931 | | 7 | 3,819 | < 5 | -- |
| 1930 | | 10 | 3,040 | < 5 | -- |
| 1929 | | 5 | 5,229 | < 5 | -- |
| 1928 | | 6 | 4,688 | < 5 | -- |
| 1927 | | 5 | 5,551 | < 5 | -- |
| 1926 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1925 | | 9 | 3,640 | < 5 | -- |
| 1924 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1923 | | 9 | 3,624 | < 5 | -- |
| 1922 | | 6 | 4,968 | < 5 | -- |
| 1921 | | 5 | 5,808 | < 5 | -- |
| 1920 | | 6 | 4,929 | < 5 | -- |
| 1919 | | 6 | 4,770 | < 5 | -- |
| 1918 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1917 | | 6 | 4,556 | < 5 | -- |
| 1916 | | 8 | 3,527 | < 5 | -- |
| 1915 | | 10 | 2,884 | < 5 | -- |
| 1914 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1913 | | 5 | 3,667 | < 5 | -- |
| 1912 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1911 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1910 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1909 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1908 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1907 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1906 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1905 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1904 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1903 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1902 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1901 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1900 | | 6 | 1,919 | < 5 | -- |
| 1899 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1898 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1897 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1896 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1895 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1894 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
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| 1892 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1891 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1890 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1889 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1888 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1887 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1886 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1885 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1884 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1883 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1882 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1881 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1880 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |