How Many People Are Named Vanetta?
An estimated 817 people in the United States have the first name Vanetta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 58 years old, and Vanetta peaked in popularity in 1962 with 39 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Vanetta 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 Vanetta paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
817
About 1 in 419,528 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
58
years old
Peak Year
1962
39 births
Total Registered
1,224
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Vanetta
Vanetta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,224 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Vanetta as a female name
Ranked #16,493 in 1998
5 female births in 1998
Peak: 1962 (39 births)
Vanetta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Vanetta span from the 1910s to the 1990s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 260 babies were registered. Vanetta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Vanetta by Decade
How has Vanetta 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.
Vanetta by State
Birth registrations for Vanetta span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Texas. The lowest are in Ohio, Louisiana, Kansas. On average, about 7 Vanettas were registered per state.
Vanetta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Vanetta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Vanetta
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Vanetta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Vanetta?
We estimate approximately 817 people named Vanetta 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 419,528 Americans share this first name.
Is Vanetta a common name?
Vanetta is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,224 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Vanetta most popular?
Vanetta reached peak popularity in 1962, when 39 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Vanetta is approximately 58 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Vanetta a female name?
Vanetta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Vanetta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Vanetta Smith, Vanetta Johnson, Vanetta 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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