Over the past 110 years, 253 675 girls and 406 boys have been named Vanessa. The name Vanessa ranks 145th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Vanessa in 1935. The peak of popularity of the name Vanessa came in the 1980s and 1990s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.