Meaning of the nameVanesa
- Female
- English origin
- Va-ne-sa
Vanesa is a spelling of the name Vanessa.
Meaning
The meaning of Vanesa is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 11,169
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,578
- Median age
- 31 years
- 2010 Census
- 19,381
- people
Vanesa in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Vanesa, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (4,131 people).
11,121 women 48 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Vanesa is most common
States with the highest share of people named Vanesa in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rondônia 0.011%
- Tocantins 0.010%
- Santa Catarina 0.010%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.009%
- Pará 0.008%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,880 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 927 | 0.009% |
| Minas Gerais | 906 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 749 | 0.005% |
| Santa Catarina | 747 | 0.010% |
| Bahia | 706 | 0.005% |
| Paraná | 690 | 0.006% |
| Pará | 633 | 0.008% |
| Goiás | 501 | 0.007% |
| Pernambuco | 428 | 0.005% |
| Ceará | 385 | 0.004% |
| Maranhão | 372 | 0.006% |
| Mato Grosso | 285 | 0.008% |
| Amazonas | 232 | 0.006% |
| Espírito Santo | 210 | 0.006% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 197 | 0.007% |
| Paraíba | 196 | 0.005% |
| Piauí | 183 | 0.006% |
| Rondônia | 180 | 0.011% |
| Tocantins | 152 | 0.010% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 139 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 111 | 0.004% |
| Distrito Federal | 96 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 86 | 0.004% |
| Acre | 78 | 0.009% |
| Amapá | 56 | 0.008% |
| Roraima | 44 | 0.007% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Vanesa
Writes a single S; almost all people recorded with this spelling were born from the 1970s onward.
About the name Vanessa
Wiktionary records Vanessa as a borrowing from English. According to Behind the Name, the name was invented for the poem Cadenus and Vanessa (1726), by rearranging the initial syllables of a first name and a surname; Wiktionary's English entry describes the same formation, with the Dutch preposition van, taken from the surname, and the ending -essa. Because it is a literary creation, the name has no earlier meaning. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 397,874 people named Vanessa, a name almost always female; the largest group was born in the 1980s. Vanesa, with a single S, is the other spelling in the group.
Other spellings of Vanessa
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Vanessa | 397,874 |
| Vanesa | 11,169 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Vanessa · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Vanessa (English) · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Vanessa · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Vanesa
What does the name Vanesa mean?
The meaning of Vanesa is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Vanesa in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 11,169 people with the first name Vanesa, which ranks it number 1,578 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Vanesa a boy's or a girl's name?
Vanesa is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 11,121 women and 48 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Vanesa?
Vanesa is a name of English origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Vanesa most common?
Proportionally, in Rondônia: 0.011% of the state's population is named Vanesa (180 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Vanesa?
Vanessa. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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