Vanesa
A girls’ name of Modern American origin, meaning butterfly; a form of vanessa.
Babies a year
8
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#3035
8 babies
Vanesa by the numbers
In 2025, 8 babies in England and Wales were named Vanesa. In the US, 41 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 271 babies in 2002, so it is a 2000s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Vanesa. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Vanessabutterfly; invented by author James Barrie1,508 in the US (2017)
- Vaniagod's gracious gift; a form of Ivan78 in the US (2017)
- Vannagolden70 in the US (2017)
- VanyaGod's gift; diminutive of Ivan19 in England and Wales (2025)
- Valeskastrong; glorious ruler; a form of Valérie or Valerie16 in the US (2017)
- Vannessabutterfly; a form of Vanessa9 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Vanesa
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