Vannessa

A girls’ name of English origin, meaning butterfly; a form of Vanessa.

Babies a year
9
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Vannessa by the numbers

Vannessa was given to 9 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 123 babies in 1987, so it is a 1980s name that has since fallen a long way.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Vannessa. 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)
  • Vanesabutterfly; a form of vanessa8 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Venessa9 in the US (2017)
  • Vinessa5 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Vannessa

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