How Many People Are Named Vanessa Simpson?

There are approximately 127 people named Vanessa Simpson living in the United States today. That makes this name combination uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 2,698,853 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Vanessa with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Simpson. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

127

1 in 2,698,853 Americans

Combination Rarity

Uncommon

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Vanessa

Last Name

Simpson

Vanessa: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Vanessa. The peak year was 1985 with 7,606 births. The average person named Vanessa today is 37 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Vanessa

In the 2020 Census, the first name Vanessa was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Hispanic (49.65%). The next largest recorded groups were White (28.81%) and Black (14.11%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Vanessa in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Vanessa rose or fell over time.

White

28.81%

Black

14.11%

Hispanic

49.65%

Asian/Pacific Islander

3.43%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.77%

Two or More Races

3.22%

Ancestry of the Simpson Surname

The surname Simpson was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Simpson in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

67.96%

Black

22.58%

Hispanic

3.47%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.67%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.71%

Two or More Races

4.61%

How we calculated this

The first name "Vanessa" has an estimated frequency of 0.0709% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Simpson" appears at a rate of 52.22 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Vanessa are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 127 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Vanessa

Vanessa Smith Vanessa Johnson Vanessa Williams Vanessa Brown Vanessa Jones Vanessa Garcia Vanessa Young Vanessa Parker

Other people with the surname Simpson

Michael Simpson James Simpson John Simpson David Simpson Robert Simpson William Simpson Jessica Simpson Zachary Simpson

Vanessa Simpson: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Vanessa Simpson?

We estimate approximately 127 people named Vanessa Simpson are alive in the United States today. The first name Vanessa is shared by 242,980 Americans, and the surname Simpson is shared by 179,000.

How rare is the name Vanessa Simpson?

This name combination is classified as Uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 2,698,853 Americans. The first name Vanessa is common and the surname Simpson is common.

Is Vanessa a male or female name?

Vanessa is predominantly female, with 0.4% of bearers being male and 99.6% female. It peaked in popularity in 1985 and the average bearer today is 37 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Vanessa?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Vanessa was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Hispanic (49.65%). The next largest recorded groups were White (28.81%) and Black (14.11%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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