NameTrends.U.S. Baby Name Data

Vanessa Boys

The U.S. popularity history of Vanessa: every year it appeared on the national list since 1954, with 984 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

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Total recorded births
984
Peak year
1988 #1201
Years on the list
57
10-year trend
-14.3%

In the 1980s · Most used in CA in {year}

Popularity history

1954–2014

YearBirthsRank
199813#5149
199910#6506
200012#5894
20018#8295
20025#12396
20036#10821
20049#8115
20058#9051
20066#11974
20078#9735
20086#12460
20106#12122
20116#12193
20137#10658
20145#13944

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

Where {name} was most used in 1988

CA
26
AZ
8
TX
8
NY
6

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