Is Vannesa a boy or girl name?

Vannesa is a girl’s name. Of the 1,220 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Vannesa

Recorded 1955–2018 · United States

Vannesa was most popular in 1990, when 54 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,754 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,220 people named Vannesa.

Vannesa over time

Births per year. The dot marks Vannesa’s peak in 1990. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Vannesa a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Vannesa is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,220 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Vannesa

Where Vannesa is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org