Vernessa

Girl · recorded 1920–1994

  • 1994last recorded
  • 1960best year

Most popular in 1960.

Last recorded in 1994. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Vernessa.

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Its story

Popularity since 1920

0173419201939195719761994

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 42 recorded years as a table
Vernessa, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19204
19483
19493
19525
19539
195419
195519
195624
195725
195824
195927
196034
196118
196227
196312
196419
196515
196612
196714
196821
196915
197012
197113
197213
19738
19746
197511
19766
19777
19787
19797
19804
19815
19826
19834
19844
19874
19886
19893
19903
19923
19943

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Vernessa isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1994
5
Rank in 1994
#13,430
How rare
1 in 357,150 girls
Since 1920
881

Vernessa was last recorded in 1994. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1960, at 34 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Vernessa doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.