Is Vanesa a boy or girl name?
Vanesa is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 24 girls and 0 boys were named Vanesa, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 6,515 US babies named Vanesa were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,410
- Babies named Vanesa since 1953
- 6,515
- Most popular year
- 2002
- 271 babies
Boys and girls named Vanesa, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 63 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 120 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 274 | 100% |
| 1980s | 5 | 1,064 | 99.5% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,945 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 2,215 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 710 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 119 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,410 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,369 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,162 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,556 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,653 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,430 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,653 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,763 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,702 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 54 | #3,124 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,614 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 84 | #2,235 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,627 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,872 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,760 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 174 | #1,373 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 231 | #1,121 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 236 | #1,101 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 220 | #1,129 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 209 | #1,128 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 220 | #1,057 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 240 | #970 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 271 | #852 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 217 | #992 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 197 | #1,058 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 213 | #974 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 225 | #928 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 246 | #842 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 237 | #842 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 183 | #1,015 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 209 | #913 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 164 | #1,102 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 151 | #1,169 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 166 | #1,089 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 151 | #1,145 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 136 | #1,198 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,248 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,215 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,186 |
| 1985 | 5 | #7,536 | 120 | #1,184 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 129 | #1,086 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,149 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 82 | #1,472 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 67 | #1,713 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,935 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 51 | #2,018 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,568 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,024 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,726 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,964 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,857 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 12 | #4,853 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,887 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,798 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,864 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,953 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,989 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,607 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,476 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,482 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,506 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,522 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,586 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,184 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,677 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,609 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,857 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,522 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,149 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,680 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,571 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,001 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Vanesa reached #7,536 in 1985. As a girl name, it reached #842 in 1996. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Vanesa
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.