Name Legacy

Vernessa

Recorded 1920–1994 · United States

Vernessa was most popular in 1960, when 68 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,171 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 881 people named Vernessa.

Most popular in1960
Rank that year#2,171
Births that year68
Total since 1880881
Given to100% girls

Vernessa over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Vernessa’s peak in 1960. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Vernessa a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Vernessa is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 881 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were 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.

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