Meaning of the nameWanessa
- Female
- English origin
- Wa-nes-sa
Wanessa is a feminine name, a spelling with W of Vanessa, a name created by Jonathan Swift in the poem Cadenus and Vanessa (1726).
Meaning
The meaning of Wanessa 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)
- 14,458
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,326
- Median age
- 30 years
- 2010 Census
- 11,319
- people
Wanessa in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Wanessa, 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 (4,881 people).
14,390 women 68 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 Wanessa is most common
States with the highest share of people named Wanessa in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Goiás 0.026%
- Tocantins 0.016%
- Distrito Federal 0.015%
- Paraíba 0.013%
- Pará 0.012%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Goiás | 1,822 | 0.026% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,772 | 0.009% |
| São Paulo | 1,698 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,153 | 0.007% |
| Pernambuco | 1,083 | 0.012% |
| Pará | 991 | 0.012% |
| Paraná | 544 | 0.005% |
| Paraíba | 525 | 0.013% |
| Ceará | 502 | 0.006% |
| Distrito Federal | 413 | 0.015% |
| Maranhão | 400 | 0.006% |
| Bahia | 392 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 361 | 0.010% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 350 | 0.011% |
| Alagoas | 332 | 0.011% |
| Espírito Santo | 301 | 0.008% |
| Santa Catarina | 285 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 272 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 259 | 0.007% |
| Tocantins | 247 | 0.016% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 223 | 0.008% |
| Piauí | 183 | 0.006% |
| Sergipe | 114 | 0.005% |
| Rondônia | 99 | 0.006% |
| Amapá | 76 | 0.010% |
| Acre | 34 | 0.004% |
| Roraima | 27 | 0.004% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Wanessa
Behind the Name gives Wanessa as the Polish form of Vanessa. Vanessa was invented by Jonathan Swift for the 1726 poem Cadenus and Vanessa, as a literary pseudonym, and Wiktionary records Portuguese Vanessa as a borrowing from English. The name is almost always female, and most of the people recorded were born in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 14,458 people named Wanessa, with a median age of 30. Proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Vanessa · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Vanessa · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Wanessa · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Wanessa
What does the name Wanessa mean?
The meaning of Wanessa 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 Wanessa in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 14,458 people with the first name Wanessa, which ranks it number 1,326 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Wanessa a boy's or a girl's name?
Wanessa is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 14,390 women and 68 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Wanessa?
Wanessa is a name of English origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Wanessa most common?
Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.026% of the state's population is named Wanessa (1,822 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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