How Many People Are Named Vernessa?
people named Vernessa are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 447,362 people in the US has this name
Based on 881 babies named Vernessa in Social Security records from 1920 to 1994, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
68 births
Trend
Last year given
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Vernessa in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Vernessa alive today is about 60 years old, and 61% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 55 and 67 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Vernessa first appears in the records in 1920 and was given most often in 1960, to 68 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 1994.
Babies given the name each year, 1920 to 1994
🏆 Rank History
Vernessa has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #1,348, in 1960.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #1,348 (1960) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,030 in the 1960s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Vernessa alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Vernessa were born in South Carolina than in any other state: about 37 of those alive today.
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