How Many People Are Named Vanissa?
An estimated 213 people in the United States have the first name Vanissa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 48 years old, and Vanissa peaked in popularity in 1971 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Vanissa 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 Vanissa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
213
About 1 in 1,609,175 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
48
years old
Peak Year
1971
14 births
Total Registered
239
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Vanissa
Vanissa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 239 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Vanissa as a female name
Ranked #18,297 in 2003
5 female births in 2003
Peak: 1971 (14 births)
Vanissa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Vanissa span from the 1950s to the 2000s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 73 babies were registered. Vanissa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Vanissa by Decade
How has Vanissa 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.
Vanissa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Vanissa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Vanissa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Vanissa?
We estimate approximately 213 people named Vanissa 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 1,609,175 Americans share this first name.
Is Vanissa a common name?
Vanissa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 75% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 239 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Vanissa most popular?
Vanissa reached peak popularity in 1971, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Vanissa is approximately 48 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Vanissa a female name?
Vanissa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Vanissa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Vanissa Smith, Vanissa Johnson, Vanissa 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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