Vanesa comes from the Greek / Literary tradition, meaning Butterfly goddess, literary creation.
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How popular is Vanesa?
2002peak year
Vanesa first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1953. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2002, 271 babies received the name (ranked #852). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #4682), with roughly 32 babies named Vanesa each year. Vanesa has been declining in recent years. In total, around 6,515 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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