Feminine dossier · first seen 1953
Vanesa
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2002
Peak era
2002
Peak births
271
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Vanesa
How many people are named Vanesa?
An estimated 6,333 living Americans are named Vanesa.
How rare is Vanesa?
Vanesa is very rare among babies today, with 28 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 89.7% from its 2002 peak.
How old is the typical Vanesa?
The median age of a living American named Vanesa is approximately 27 years, with most bearers falling between 20 and 35 years old.
Is Vanesa still popular?
Not especially. Vanesa has been declining since its 2002 peak and registered 28 births in 2025.
Where is Vanesa most common?
Vanesa has its strongest geographic signal in California, where it appears 3.6× more often than the national baseline.
1953Peak 20022025
Peak year
2002
Decline from peak
89.7%
2025
28
All-time
6,539
Where it lives now
Vanesa is most concentrated in California — about 2.8× the national rate in the 1990s. It also runs high in Texas.
States where Vanesa is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.