How Many People Are Named Vinessa?
An estimated 350 people in the United States have the first name Vinessa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Vinessa peaked in popularity in 1988 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Vinessa 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 Vinessa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
350
About 1 in 979,298 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1988
15 births
Total Registered
372
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Vinessa
Vinessa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 372 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Vinessa as a female name
Ranked #17,584 in 2022
5 female births in 2022
Peak: 1988 (15 births)
Vinessa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Vinessa span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 99 babies were registered. Vinessa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Vinessa by Decade
How has Vinessa 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.
Vinessa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Vinessa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Vinessa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Vinessa?
We estimate approximately 350 people named Vinessa 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 979,298 Americans share this first name.
Is Vinessa a common name?
Vinessa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 372 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Vinessa most popular?
Vinessa reached peak popularity in 1988, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Vinessa is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Vinessa a female name?
Vinessa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Vinessa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Vinessa Smith, Vinessa Johnson, Vinessa 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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