Susann vs Vanessa
Susann and Vanessacompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 1983, Susann was ranked #529 and Vanessa #174 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Norway · Girls
In 2008, Susann was ranked #617 and Vanessa #193 among girls in Norway.
Susann and Vanessa over time
Susann and Vanessa appear together in 2 published lists, across 46 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Susann reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Vanessa in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Susann and Vanessa changed places 11 times in Norway · Girls between 1970 and 2008, ending at #617 and #193.
- Longest-running competitions
Susann and Vanessa were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 35 years, from 1970 to 2008, ending at #617 and #193.
List by list
Norway · Girls35 shared years, 1970–2008
Susann held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Vanessa in 14.
Highest recorded here: Susann #125 in 1994, Vanessa #165 in 2002.
The order changed in 2001: Vanessa moved ahead. In 2000 they stood at #231 and #261; by 2001 that had become #614 and #245.
Most recent shared year, 2008: Susann #617, Vanessa #193.
Republic of Ireland · Girls11 shared years, 1967–1983
Susann held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Vanessa in 11.
Highest recorded here: Susann #315 in 1967, Vanessa #108 in 1975.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1983: Susann #529, Vanessa #174.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Susann | Vanessa |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #617 (2008) | Norway · Girls #187 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Susann has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Vanessa.
- Both names have recorded usage in IE, NO.
How each name got here
Susann
Popularity journey
First recorded1961
First recorded at #415 among girls in Norway in 1961 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1961–2008
Highest recorded position: #125 among girls in Norway, in 1994 (recorded 1961–2008).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2008
Most recently recorded at #617 among girls in Norway, in 2008.
Norway · Girls
Vanessa
Popularity journey
First recorded1963
First recorded at #99 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1963 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1967–1995
Highest recorded position: #15 among girls in New Zealand, in 1973 (recorded 1967–1995).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #187 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls