The baby name Vanessa appears in baby name data for the United States from 1947 to 2024. It was most popular in 1986 with 7,720 babies given the name.
Over the period shown, Vanessa has stayed at a similar level of popularity.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1947 | 40 |
| 1948 | 15 |
| 1949 | 10 |
| 1950 | 48 |
| 1951 | 172 |
| 1952 | 869 |
| 1953 | 2,609 |
| 1954 | 3,317 |
| 1955 | 3,405 |
| 1956 | 3,493 |
| 1957 | 3,137 |
| 1958 | 3,562 |
| 1959 | 4,193 |
| 1960 | 3,580 |
| 1961 | 3,735 |
| 1962 | 3,129 |
| 1963 | 2,300 |
| 1964 | 2,556 |
| 1965 | 2,022 |
| 1966 | 1,970 |
| 1967 | 2,301 |
| 1968 | 2,239 |
| 1969 | 2,613 |
| 1970 | 3,011 |
| 1971 | 3,100 |
| 1972 | 2,593 |
| 1973 | 2,365 |
| 1974 | 2,489 |
| 1975 | 2,722 |
| 1976 | 2,589 |
| 1977 | 3,709 |
| 1978 | 4,286 |
| 1979 | 4,373 |
| 1980 | 4,602 |
| 1981 | 4,387 |
| 1981 | 5 |
| 1982 | 5,323 |
| 1982 | 12 |
| 1983 | 5,864 |
| 1983 | 21 |
| 1984 | 6,347 |
| 1984 | 9 |
| 1985 | 6,773 |
| 1985 | 10 |
| 1986 | 7,720 |
| 1986 | 14 |
| 1987 | 7,623 |
| 1987 | 9 |
| 1988 | 7,504 |
| 1988 | 22 |
| 1989 | 6,711 |
| 1989 | 22 |
| 1990 | 4,299 |
| 1990 | 6 |
| 1991 | 4,887 |
| 1991 | 5 |
| 1992 | 4,694 |
| 1992 | 5 |
| 1993 | 4,469 |
| 1994 | 4,108 |
| 1994 | 5 |
| 1995 | 3,798 |
| 1996 | 4,445 |
| 1997 | 4,803 |
| 1998 | 5,108 |
| 1999 | 3,793 |
| 2000 | 3,736 |
| 2001 | 3,365 |
| 2002 | 3,398 |
| 2003 | 3,283 |
| 2004 | 4,618 |
| 2005 | 4,407 |
| 2006 | 4,101 |
| 2007 | 4,429 |
| 2008 | 3,987 |
| 2009 | 3,067 |
| 2010 | 2,465 |
| 2011 | 2,609 |
| 2012 | 2,546 |
| 2013 | 1,963 |
| 2014 | 1,808 |
| 2015 | 1,742 |
| 2016 | 1,904 |
| 2017 | 1,740 |
| 2018 | 1,433 |
| 2019 | 1,228 |
| 2020 | 1,328 |
| 2021 | 1,285 |
| 2022 | 1,097 |
| 2023 | 1,170 |
| 2024 | 1,014 |