Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls
Origin: ItalianVanessa is a feminine given name. It was created by the Anglo-Irish writer Jonathan Swift for Esther Vanhomrigh, whom Swift had met in 1708 and whom he tutored. The name was created by taking "Van" from Vanhomrigh's last name and adding "Essa", a pet form of Esther.
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Vanessa yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 6 | #1,919 |
| 1913 | 5 | #3,667 |
| 1915 | 10 | #2,884 |
| 1916 | 8 | #3,527 |
| 1917 | 6 | #4,556 |
| 1919 | 6 | #4,770 |
| 1920 | 6 | #4,929 |
| 1921 | 5 | #5,808 |
| 1922 | 6 | #4,967 |
| 1923 | 9 | #3,623 |
| 1925 | 9 | #3,640 |
| 1927 | 5 | #5,550 |
| 1928 | 6 | #4,688 |
| 1929 | 5 | #5,231 |
| 1930 | 10 | #3,040 |
| 1931 | 7 | #3,816 |
| 1932 | 9 | #3,256 |
| 1933 | 7 | #3,719 |
| 1935 | 32 | #1,304 |
| 1936 | 20 | #1,739 |
| 1937 | 17 | #1,994 |
| 1938 | 15 | #2,212 |
| 1939 | 7 | #3,758 |
| 1940 | 14 | #2,291 |
| 1941 | 11 | #2,832 |
| 1942 | 16 | #2,307 |
| 1943 | 10 | #3,231 |
| 1944 | 13 | #2,617 |
| 1945 | 19 | #1,989 |
| 1946 | 14 | #2,731 |
| 1947 | 59 | #1,181 |
| 1948 | 69 | #1,069 |
| 1949 | 70 | #1,076 |
| 1950 | 91 | #943 |
| 1951 | 176 | #657 |
| 1952 | 695 | #303 |
| 1953 | 2,007 | #164 |
| 1954 | 2,643 | #142 |
| 1955 | 2,698 | #140 |
| 1956 | 2,617 | #145 |
| 1957 | 2,379 | #159 |
| 1958 | 2,744 | #148 |
| 1959 | 3,120 | #139 |
| 1960 | 2,712 | #154 |
| 1961 | 2,764 | #153 |
| 1962 | 2,244 | #175 |
| 1963 | 2,032 | #188 |
| 1964 | 2,056 | #183 |
| 1965 | 1,632 | #203 |
| 1966 | 1,643 | #197 |
| 1967 | 1,869 | #170 |
| 1968 | 1,797 | #181 |
| 1969 | 2,234 | #147 |
| 1970 | 2,576 | #138 |
| 1971 | 2,657 | #129 |
| 1972 | 2,279 | #133 |
| 1973 | 2,145 | #134 |
| 1974 | 2,352 | #122 |
| 1975 | 2,441 | #115 |
| 1976 | 2,463 | #106 |
| 1977 | 3,209 | #90 |
| 1978 | 3,853 | #76 |
| 1979 | 4,102 | #75 |
| 1980 | 4,426 | #69 |
| 1981 | 4,749 | #62 |
| 1982 | 6,153 | #49 |
| 1983 | 6,388 | #49 |
| 1984 | 7,155 | #45 |
| 1985 | 7,564 | #42 |
| 1986 | 7,468 | #43 |
| 1987 | 7,348 | #43 |
| 1988 | 7,516 | #41 |
| 1989 | 6,961 | #50 |
| 1990 | 6,409 | #56 |
| 1991 | 5,925 | #56 |
| 1992 | 6,079 | #55 |
| 1993 | 5,890 | #55 |
| 1994 | 5,552 | #59 |
| 1995 | 5,404 | #63 |
| 1996 | 5,746 | #60 |
| 1997 | 5,796 | #54 |
| 1998 | 5,830 | #52 |
| 1999 | 5,287 | #57 |
| 2000 | 5,134 | #62 |
| 2001 | 4,672 | #64 |
| 2002 | 4,455 | #68 |
| 2003 | 4,352 | #70 |
| 2004 | 4,350 | #75 |
| 2005 | 4,095 | #80 |
| 2006 | 4,169 | #79 |
| 2007 | 4,447 | #71 |
| 2008 | 4,032 | #78 |
| 2009 | 3,523 | #91 |
| 2010 | 2,887 | #107 |
| 2011 | 2,620 | #120 |
| 2012 | 2,553 | #123 |
| 2013 | 2,095 | #152 |
| 2014 | 1,927 | #171 |
| 2015 | 1,729 | #187 |
| 2016 | 1,663 | #197 |
| 2017 | 1,521 | #203 |
| 2018 | 1,378 | #231 |
| 2019 | 1,224 | #272 |
| 2020 | 1,383 | #209 |
| 2021 | 1,226 | #253 |
| 2022 | 1,026 | #311 |
| 2023 | 1,012 | #304 |
| 2024 | 933 | #335 |
