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Vanessa

male

Meaning

"Butterfly; or Literary Name"

Coined by Jonathan Swift as a literary name; later associated with a genus of butterflies, reinforcing natural imagery.

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Popularity History of Vanessa

Full SSA rank history from 1880 to 2024

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SSA did not record this spelling in the national rankings for the available chart years. Names used fewer than 5 times in a year are omitted from the dataset.

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Vanessa did not appear in the national SSA rankings for 2024.

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no national rank in 2024

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. Names used fewer than 5 times in a given year are not ranked.

Vanessa Nicknames

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Baby Name Lists That Include Vanessa

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Quick Facts

OriginEnglish
Syllables3
Length7 letters

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