How Many People Are Named Vessica?
An estimated 31 people in the United States have the first name Vessica. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 43 years old, and Vessica peaked in popularity in 1987 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Vessica 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 Vessica paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Vessica is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
31
About 1 in 11,056,592 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
43
years old
Peak Year
1987
8 births
Total Registered
33
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Vessica
Vessica is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 33 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Vessica as a female name
Ranked #8,756 in 1987
8 female births in 1987
Peak: 1987 (8 births)
Vessica: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Vessica span from the 1970s to the 1980s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 27 babies were registered. Vessica remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Vessica by Decade
How has Vessica 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.
Vessica + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Vessica as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Vessica
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
Vessica: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Vessica?
We estimate approximately 31 people named Vessica 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 11,056,592 Americans share this first name.
Is Vessica a common name?
Vessica is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 47% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 33 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Vessica most popular?
Vessica reached peak popularity in 1987, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Vessica is approximately 43 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Vessica a female name?
Vessica is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Vessica Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Vessica Smith, Vessica Johnson, Vessica 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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