Vanissa is a very rare variant of Vanessa that was most common in the 1970s and has all but disappeared.
Vanissa is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2003. Vanissa was first reported in SSA data in 1955 and peaked in 1971 (14 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 5 | 5 | #18,298 |
| 1998 | 6 | 6 | #14,034 |
| 1997 | 5 | — | #16,060 |
| 1995 | 7 | — | #11,736 |
| 1992 | 9 | — | #9,462 |
| 1990 | 12 | — | #7,286 |
| 1989 | 6 | — | #12,314 |
| 1988 | 7 | — | #10,350 |
| 1987 | 8 | — | #8,751 |
| 1986 | 8 | — | #8,496 |
| 1984 | 8 | — | #8,125 |
| 1983 | 5 | — | #12,013 |
| 1981 | 8 | — | #8,109 |
| 1980 | 6 | — | #10,345 |
| 1979 | 7 | — | #8,984 |
| 1977 | 6 | — | #9,610 |
| 1976 | 8 | — | #7,268 |
| 1975 | 7 | — | #7,954 |
| 1974 | 7 | — | #7,655 |
| 1973 | 5 | — | #9,745 |
| 1972 | 9 | — | #5,937 |
| 1971 | 14 | — | #4,306 |
| 1970 | 10 | — | #5,400 |
| 1968 | 10 | — | #4,765 |
| 1966 | 8 | — | #5,253 |
| 1964 | 9 | — | #4,992 |
| 1963 | 9 | — | #4,878 |
| 1962 | 5 | — | #7,530 |
| 1958 | 7 | — | #5,375 |
| 1957 | 7 | — | #5,343 |
| 1956 | 6 | — | #5,924 |
| 1955 | 5 | — | #6,681 |