Vanessa
femaleStatistical recordWhat official birth registration shows about Vanessa: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.
No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.
Vanessa: Recorded every year since 1963, it reached #15 in 1973, and it stood at #187 in 2025.
Falling
among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2024
View as table
| Year | Rank |
|---|---|
| 1996 | #202 |
| 1997 | #263 |
| 1998 | #289 |
| 1999 | #344 |
| 2000 | #325 |
| 2001 | #405 |
| 2002 | #450 |
| 2003 | #433 |
| 2004 | #403 |
| 2005 | #369 |
| 2006 | #306 |
| 2007 | #276 |
| 2008 | #255 |
| 2009 | #245 |
| 2010 | #220 |
| 2011 | #253 |
| 2012 | #322 |
| 2013 | #284 |
| 2014 | #279 |
| 2015 | #279 |
| 2016 | #356 |
| 2017 | #357 |
| 2018 | #442 |
| 2019 | #562 |
| 2020 | #665 |
| 2021 | #517 |
| 2022 | #562 |
| 2023 | #545 |
| 2024 | #533 |
VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.
See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales
What the data shows
FallingEngland and Wales · Girls
Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in every year from 1965 to 2025.
In 2025: #187 among girls in Norway, #413 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Official data from 7 national registrars across 7 regions, 1963–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources
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
Popularity data
Official popularity data is available for 7 regions, from 1963 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #15 in New Zealand in 1973.
| Year | Region | Category | Rank | Births registered | Confidence | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | England and Wales | female | #533 | 73 | High | Verified |
| 2023 | England and Wales | female | #545 | 71 | High | Verified |
| 2022 | England and Wales | female | #562 | 69 | High | Verified |
| 2021 | England and Wales | female | #517 | 79 | High | Verified |
| 2020 | England and Wales | female | #665 | 56 | High | Verified |
| 2019 | England and Wales | female | #562 | 72 | High | Verified |
| 2018 | England and Wales | female | #442 | 98 | High | Verified |
| 2017 | England and Wales | female | #357 | 132 | High | Verified |
| 2016 | England and Wales | female | #356 | 134 | High | Verified |
| 2015 | England and Wales | female | #279 | 176 | High | Verified |
| 2014 | England and Wales | female | #279 | 172 | High | Verified |
| 2013 | England and Wales | female | #284 | 166 | High | Verified |
| 2012 | England and Wales | female | #322 | 151 | High | Verified |
| 2011 | England and Wales | female | #253 | 194 | High | Verified |
| 2010 | England and Wales | female | #220 | 228 | High | Verified |
| 2009 | England and Wales | female | #245 | 199 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | England and Wales | female | #255 | 191 | High | Verified |
| 2007 | England and Wales | female | #276 | 175 | High | Verified |
| 2006 | England and Wales | female | #306 | 144 | High | Verified |
| 2005 | England and Wales | female | #369 | 109 | High | Verified |
| 2004 | England and Wales | female | #403 | 92 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | England and Wales | female | #433 | 81 | High | Verified |
| 2002 | England and Wales | female | #450 | 70 | High | Verified |
| 2001 | England and Wales | female | #405 | 77 | High | Verified |
| 2000 | England and Wales | female | #325 | 106 | High | Verified |
| 1999 | England and Wales | female | #344 | 94 | High | Verified |
| 1998 | England and Wales | female | #289 | 129 | High | Verified |
| 1997 | England and Wales | female | #263 | 145 | High | Verified |
| 1996 | England and Wales | female | #202 | 213 | High | Verified |
| 2001 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #93 | 81 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2000 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #93 | 83 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1999 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #88 | 91 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1998 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #95 | 86 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1997 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #81 | 98 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1996 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #75 | 106 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1995 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #66 | 120 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1994 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #82 | 116 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1993 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #74 | 115 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1992 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #53 | 138 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1991 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #56 | 125 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1990 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #48 | 151 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1989 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #59 | 131 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1988 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #40 | 176 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1987 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #43 | 180 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1986 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #39 | 188 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1985 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #44 | 184 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1984 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #47 | 171 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1983 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #42 | 187 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1982 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #37 | 194 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1981 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #45 | 176 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1980 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #28 | 236 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1979 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #27 | 251 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1978 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #28 | 250 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1977 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #25 | 252 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1976 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #26 | 278 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1975 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #17 | 334 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1974 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #22 | 334 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1973 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #30 | 311 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1972 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #25 | 369 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1971 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #24 | 386 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1970 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #29 | 315 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1969 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #33 | 281 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1968 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #45 | 199 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1967 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #66 | 136 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1965 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #79 | 91 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1964 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #88 | 93 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1963 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #99 | 77 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1995 | New Zealand | female | #86 | 53 | High | Verified |
| 1994 | New Zealand | female | #98 | 48 | High | Verified |
| 1993 | New Zealand | female | #91 | 53 | High | Verified |
| 1992 | New Zealand | female | #71 | 68 | High | Verified |
| 1991 | New Zealand | female | #75 | 69 | High | Verified |
| 1990 | New Zealand | female | #76 | 69 | High | Verified |
| 1989 | New Zealand | female | #67 | 77 | High | Verified |
| 1988 | New Zealand | female | #53 | 100 | High | Verified |
| 1987 | New Zealand | female | #54 | 92 | High | Verified |
| 1986 | New Zealand | female | #49 | 98 | High | Verified |
| 1985 | New Zealand | female | #46 | 104 | High | Verified |
| 1984 | New Zealand | female | #47 | 98 | High | Verified |
| 1983 | New Zealand | female | #46 | 98 | High | Verified |
| 1982 | New Zealand | female | #38 | 108 | High | Verified |
| 1981 | New Zealand | female | #30 | 128 | High | Verified |
| 1980 | New Zealand | female | #30 | 124 | High | Verified |
| 1979 | New Zealand | female | #20 | 174 | High | Verified |
| 1978 | New Zealand | female | #25 | 160 | High | Verified |
| 1977 | New Zealand | female | #20 | 177 | High | Verified |
| 1976 | New Zealand | female | #20 | 199 | High | Verified |
| 1975 | New Zealand | female | #17 | 215 | High | Verified |
| 1974 | New Zealand | female | #16 | 230 | High | Verified |
| 1973 | New Zealand | female | #15 | 267 | High | Verified |
| 1972 | New Zealand | female | #21 | 228 | High | Verified |
| 1971 | New Zealand | female | #18 | 273 | High | Verified |
| 1970 | New Zealand | female | #28 | 217 | High | Verified |
| 1969 | New Zealand | female | #34 | 199 | High | Verified |
| 1968 | New Zealand | female | #49 | 133 | High | Verified |
| 1967 | New Zealand | female | #82 | 82 | High | Verified |
| 2023 | Northern Ireland | female | #391 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 2019 | Northern Ireland | female | #263 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 2018 | Northern Ireland | female | #361 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 2016 | Northern Ireland | female | #306 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 2015 | Northern Ireland | female | #312 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 2014 | Northern Ireland | female | #278 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 2013 | Northern Ireland | female | #234 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 2012 | Northern Ireland | female | #163 | 12 | High | Verified |
| 2011 | Northern Ireland | female | #224 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 2010 | Northern Ireland | female | #213 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 2009 | Northern Ireland | female | #309 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | Northern Ireland | female | #228 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 2007 | Northern Ireland | female | #351 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 2006 | Northern Ireland | female | #265 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 2005 | Northern Ireland | female | #377 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | Northern Ireland | female | #331 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 1997 | Northern Ireland | female | #241 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 2025 | Norway | female | #187 | 26 | High | Verified |
| 2024 | Norway | female | #206 | 22 | High | Verified |
| 2023 | Norway | female | #226 | 20 | High | Verified |
| 2022 | Norway | female | #181 | 25 | High | Verified |
| 2021 | Norway | female | #272 | 14 | High | Verified |
| 2020 | Norway | female | #138 | 36 | High | Verified |
| 2019 | Norway | female | #136 | 40 | High | Verified |
| 2018 | Norway | female | #197 | 26 | High | Verified |
| 2017 | Norway | female | #185 | 29 | High | Verified |
| 2016 | Norway | female | #152 | 39 | High | Verified |
| 2015 | Norway | female | #174 | 34 | High | Verified |
| 2014 | Norway | female | #158 | 39 | High | Verified |
| 2013 | Norway | female | #146 | 42 | High | Verified |
| 2012 | Norway | female | #138 | 51 | High | Verified |
| 2011 | Norway | female | #147 | 44 | High | Verified |
| 2010 | Norway | female | #178 | 35 | High | Verified |
| 2009 | Norway | female | #160 | 41 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | Norway | female | #193 | 32 | High | Verified |
| 2007 | Norway | female | #170 | 37 | High | Verified |
| 2006 | Norway | female | #214 | 27 | High | Verified |
| 2005 | Norway | female | #172 | 35 | High | Verified |
| 2004 | Norway | female | #196 | 29 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | Norway | female | #193 | 29 | High | Verified |
| 2002 | Norway | female | #165 | 34 | High | Verified |
| 2001 | Norway | female | #245 | 19 | High | Verified |
| 2000 | Norway | female | #261 | 18 | High | Verified |
| 1999 | Norway | female | #190 | 29 | High | Verified |
| 1998 | Norway | female | #253 | 18 | High | Verified |
| 1997 | Norway | female | #228 | 21 | High | Verified |
| 1996 | Norway | female | #185 | 32 | High | Verified |
| 1995 | Norway | female | #249 | 20 | High | Verified |
| 1994 | Norway | female | #251 | 20 | High | Verified |
| 1993 | Norway | female | #285 | 17 | High | Verified |
| 1992 | Norway | female | #215 | 26 | High | Verified |
| 1991 | Norway | female | #241 | 24 | High | Verified |
| 1990 | Norway | female | #238 | 24 | High | Verified |
| 1989 | Norway | female | #265 | 20 | High | Verified |
| 1988 | Norway | female | #311 | 16 | High | Verified |
| 1987 | Norway | female | #315 | 15 | High | Verified |
| 1986 | Norway | female | #493 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 1985 | Norway | female | #501 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 1984 | Norway | female | #311 | 15 | High | Verified |
| 1983 | Norway | female | #297 | 15 | High | Verified |
| 1982 | Norway | female | #384 | 11 | High | Verified |
| 1981 | Norway | female | #508 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 1980 | Norway | female | #333 | 13 | High | Verified |
| 1979 | Norway | female | #459 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 1978 | Norway | female | #538 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 1977 | Norway | female | #484 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 1976 | Norway | female | #584 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 1975 | Norway | female | #381 | 10 | High | Verified |
| 1974 | Norway | female | #634 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 1971 | Norway | female | #465 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 1970 | Norway | female | #562 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 2025 | Republic of Ireland | female | #413 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 2024 | Republic of Ireland | female | #504 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 2023 | Republic of Ireland | female | #404 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 2022 | Republic of Ireland | female | #338 | 12 | High | Verified |
| 2021 | Republic of Ireland | female | #270 | 16 | High | Verified |
| 2020 | Republic of Ireland | female | #410 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 2019 | Republic of Ireland | female | #201 | 24 | High | Verified |
| 2018 | Republic of Ireland | female | #255 | 18 | High | Verified |
| 2017 | Republic of Ireland | female | #211 | 24 | High | Verified |
| 2016 | Republic of Ireland | female | #217 | 22 | High | Verified |
| 2015 | Republic of Ireland | female | #156 | 37 | High | Verified |
| 2014 | Republic of Ireland | female | #154 | 38 | High | Verified |
| 2013 | Republic of Ireland | female | #170 | 35 | High | Verified |
| 2012 | Republic of Ireland | female | #180 | 32 | High | Verified |
| 2011 | Republic of Ireland | female | #120 | 53 | High | Verified |
| 2010 | Republic of Ireland | female | #126 | 53 | High | Verified |
| 2009 | Republic of Ireland | female | #98 | 69 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | Republic of Ireland | female | #132 | 47 | High | Verified |
| 2007 | Republic of Ireland | female | #135 | 44 | High | Verified |
| 2006 | Republic of Ireland | female | #220 | 20 | High | Verified |
| 2005 | Republic of Ireland | female | #195 | 22 | High | Verified |
| 2004 | Republic of Ireland | female | #222 | 17 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | Republic of Ireland | female | #167 | 25 | High | Verified |
| 2002 | Republic of Ireland | female | #138 | 32 | High | Verified |
| 2001 | Republic of Ireland | female | #173 | 23 | High | Verified |
| 2000 | Republic of Ireland | female | #195 | 18 | High | Verified |
| 1999 | Republic of Ireland | female | #206 | 17 | High | Verified |
| 1998 | Republic of Ireland | female | #179 | 19 | High | Verified |
| 1997 | Republic of Ireland | female | #200 | 22 | High | Verified |
| 1996 | Republic of Ireland | female | #110 | 49 | High | Verified |
| 1995 | Republic of Ireland | female | #139 | 35 | High | Verified |
| 1994 | Republic of Ireland | female | #112 | 48 | High | Verified |
| 1993 | Republic of Ireland | female | #97 | 58 | High | Verified |
| 1992 | Republic of Ireland | female | #116 | 47 | High | Verified |
| 1991 | Republic of Ireland | female | #145 | 35 | High | Verified |
| 1990 | Republic of Ireland | female | #110 | 58 | High | Verified |
| 1989 | Republic of Ireland | female | #138 | 37 | High | Verified |
| 1988 | Republic of Ireland | female | #101 | 67 | High | Verified |
| 1987 | Republic of Ireland | female | #138 | 41 | High | Verified |
| 1986 | Republic of Ireland | female | #134 | 45 | High | Verified |
| 1985 | Republic of Ireland | female | #145 | 40 | High | Verified |
| 1984 | Republic of Ireland | female | #142 | 45 | High | Verified |
| 1983 | Republic of Ireland | female | #174 | 33 | High | Verified |
| 1982 | Republic of Ireland | female | #147 | 45 | High | Verified |
| 1981 | Republic of Ireland | female | #128 | 61 | High | Verified |
| 1980 | Republic of Ireland | female | #168 | 42 | High | Verified |
| 1979 | Republic of Ireland | female | #177 | 35 | High | Verified |
| 1978 | Republic of Ireland | female | #124 | 60 | High | Verified |
| 1977 | Republic of Ireland | female | #136 | 52 | High | Verified |
| 1976 | Republic of Ireland | female | #131 | 58 | High | Verified |
| 1975 | Republic of Ireland | female | #108 | 74 | High | Verified |
| 1974 | Republic of Ireland | female | #128 | 60 | High | Verified |
| 1973 | Republic of Ireland | female | #142 | 51 | High | Verified |
| 1972 | Republic of Ireland | female | #155 | 41 | High | Verified |
| 1971 | Republic of Ireland | female | #158 | 38 | High | Verified |
| 1970 | Republic of Ireland | female | #189 | 24 | High | Verified |
| 1969 | Republic of Ireland | female | #191 | 23 | High | Verified |
| 1968 | Republic of Ireland | female | #189 | 21 | High | Verified |
| 1967 | Republic of Ireland | female | #205 | 14 | High | Verified |
| 1966 | Republic of Ireland | female | #276 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 1965 | Republic of Ireland | female | #297 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 2024 | Scotland | female | #351 | 9 | High | Verified |
- England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
- New South Wales, Australia hub — collected by NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages
- New Zealand hub — collected by NZ Department of Internal Affairs
- Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
- Norway hub — collected by Statistics Norway (SSB)
- Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
- Scotland hub — collected by National Records of Scotland
See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.
What's not yet available
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Official popularity data is available for 7 regions, from 1963 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #15 in New Zealand in 1973. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.