Girls name · California
Vanessa in California
Vanessa was the #283 most common girls name in California in 2025, with 116 Vanessa births that year. In years with 5 or more births, 63,074 were recorded from 1935 on.
Popularity over time
Vanessa in California, year by year
| Year | Babies | State rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1935 | 5 | #634 |
| 1958 | 100 | #277 |
| 1969 | 234 | #146 |
| 1980 | 1,009 | #29 |
| 1992 | 2,183 | #13 |
| 2003 | 1,333 | #19 |
| 2014 | 396 | #106 |
| 2025 | 116 | #283 |
Vanessa started at #634 in 1935 and finished at #283 in 2025 on the girls list in California, with a high of #8 in 1996 and a low of #1067 in 1949.
The most Vanessa births in California in a single year was 2,327, in 1989. Its highest rank among girls names in California was #8, in 1996.
Its highest rank in any state was #7, in New Mexico in 1985. See Vanessa in every state →
How popular is Vanessa in California?
Vanessa was the #283 most common girls name in California in 2025, with 116 Vanessa births that year. In years with 5 or more births, 63,074 were recorded from 1935 on.
How many babies are named Vanessa in California?
In 2025, 116 babies born in California were named Vanessa.
What is the rank of Vanessa in California?
In 2025, Vanessa sat at #283 on the girls list for California.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, names by state of birth (public domain). Counts below 5 in a state-year are omitted by the SSA for privacy.