How Many People Are Named Vanesa?
An estimated 6,289 people in the United States have the first name Vanesa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Vanesa peaked in popularity in 2002 with 271 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Vanesa 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 Vanesa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
6,289
About 1 in 54,501 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
2002
271 births
Total Registered
6,515
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Vanesa
Vanesa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 6,515 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Vanesa as a male name
Ranked #7,536 in 1985
5 male births in 1985
Peak: 1985 (5 births)
Vanesa as a female name
Ranked #5,410 in 2024
24 female births in 2024
Peak: 2002 (271 births)
Vanesa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Vanesa span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 2,215 babies were registered. Vanesa has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Vanesa by Decade
How has Vanesa 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.
Vanesa by State
Birth registrations for Vanesa span all 26 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Illinois. The lowest are in Ohio, Idaho, Pennsylvania. On average, about 178 Vanesas were registered per state.
Vanesa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Vanesa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Vanesa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Vanesa?
We estimate approximately 6,289 people named Vanesa 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 54,501 Americans share this first name.
Is Vanesa a common name?
Vanesa is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,515 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Vanesa most popular?
Vanesa reached peak popularity in 2002, when 271 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Vanesa is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Vanesa a female name?
Vanesa is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Vanesa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Vanesa Smith, Vanesa Johnson, Vanesa 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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