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Vanesa

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What official birth registration shows about Vanesa: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1998–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1998 to 2025, ranging from #757 to #4373.200520092013201720212025#757#4373
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1998#3848
2003#4373
2004#2112
2005#2682
2006#1280
2007#1160
2008#1034
2009#1248
2010#930
2011#1225
2012#801
2013#959
2014#842
2015#1007
2016#757
2017#1082
2018#1136
2019#1497
2020#2042
2021#1962
2022#1948
2023#2927
2024#3318
2025#3035

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

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in 24 of the 28 years from 1998 to 2025.

In 2023: #391 among girls in Northern Ireland, #2927 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1998–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1998

    First recorded at #3848 among girls in England and Wales in 1998 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2008–2023

    Highest recorded position: #284 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2013 (recorded 2008–2023).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #3035 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1998 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #284 in Northern Ireland in 2013.

Vanesa's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#30358HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#33187HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#29278HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#194814HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#196214HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#204213HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#149720HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#113630HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#108232HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#75752HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#100735HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#84245HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#95938HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#80148HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#122526HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#93037HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#124824HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#103429HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#116024HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#128020HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#26827HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#21129HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#43733HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#38483HighVerified
2023Northern Irelandfemale#3913HighVerified
2014Northern Irelandfemale#3654HighVerified
2013Northern Irelandfemale#2846HighVerified
2011Northern Irelandfemale#4443HighVerified
2008Northern Irelandfemale#3704HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandfemale#9053HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandfemale#7644HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandfemale#6215HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandfemale#5686HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandfemale#4948HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandfemale#5846HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandfemale#4918HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandfemale#43510HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandfemale#41411HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandfemale#35614HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandfemale#37912HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandfemale#6655HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandfemale#4688HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandfemale#5505HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandfemale#5594HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Vanesa is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Vanesa, between 1998 and 2025, in 24 of those 28 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2016Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2003Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2006Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2007Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2009Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2012Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2013Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2014Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2018Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2019Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2021Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2010Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2008Northern Ireland: recorded in 2011Northern Ireland: recorded in 2013Northern Ireland: recorded in 2014Northern Ireland: recorded in 2023Northern Ireland: highest position in 201319982025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1998–202524#757 in 2016
Republic of Ireland2003–202215#356 in 2010
Northern Ireland2008–20235#284 in 2013

No registrar recorded it for 4 years after 1998; it appears again in 2003.

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What is known about Vanesa

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1998–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1998 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #284 in Northern Ireland in 2013. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.