How Many People Are Named Vanassa?
An estimated 313 people in the United States have the first name Vanassa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 54 years old, and Vanassa peaked in popularity in 1955 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Vanassa as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Vanassa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
313
About 1 in 1,095,062 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
54
years old
Peak Year
1955
21 births
Total Registered
369
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Vanassa
Vanassa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 369 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Vanassa as a female name
Ranked #12,628 in 1999
7 female births in 1999
Peak: 1955 (21 births)
Vanassa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Vanassa span from the 1950s to the 1990s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 104 babies were registered. Vanassa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Vanassa by Decade
How has Vanassa tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Vanassa by State
Vanassa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Vanassa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Vanassa
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
Vanassa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Vanassa?
We estimate approximately 313 people named Vanassa are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,095,062 Americans share this first name.
Is Vanassa a common name?
Vanassa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 369 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Vanassa most popular?
Vanassa reached peak popularity in 1955, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Vanassa is approximately 54 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Vanassa a female name?
Vanassa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Vanassa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Vanassa Smith, Vanassa Johnson, Vanassa Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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