Venessa is a girl name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Venessa means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Venessa across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Venessa has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Venessa is a girl name of Modern origin meaning “invented literary name”. A variant of Vanessa, coined by Jonathan Swift.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 5,767 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 28 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 38 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Venessa per year, United States (1922 to 2024). United States peaked in 1984 (239/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2009 (6/yr) · Ireland peaked in 1971 (5/yr).
Venessa is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1984, when it ranked #1,231 nationally (given to 242 babies that year).
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