Names / Girl names
Vanessa
Current rank
#377
and easing
All-time peak
#41
in 1988
First recorded
1900
in U.S. data
Children named
262,600
since 1900
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #41 in 1988 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
A girls' name, Vanessa first shows up in 1900. Its strongest year was 1988, at #41 nationally. As of the latest data it stands at #377, easing off its highs. Across all years, more than 262,600 children have been named this.