Vaneza
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- vah-NEH-sah
- Origin
- Modern
Vaneza is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Vaneza mean?
Modern: Spanish-style respelling of Vanessa
Respelling of Vanessa, a name invented by Jonathan Swift around 1710 for his poem Cadenus and Vanessa.
Is Vaneza a girl's or a boy's name?
Vaneza is a girls' name.
How popular is Vaneza in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1990, with 18 girls. It first appears in the records in 1977.
Half of all the girls named Vaneza in the US since 1880 were born between 1990 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
Vaneza in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 9 | #11,175 |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,270 |
| 2009 | 11 | #9,971 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10,080 |
| 2007 | 18 | #7,088 |
| 2006 | 13 | #8,711 |
| 2005 | 14 | #7,886 |
| 2004 | 16 | #7,072 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9,666 |
| 2002 | 18 | #6,124 |
| 2001 | 12 | #8,189 |
| 2000 | 14 | #7,152 |
| 1999 | 13 | #7,233 |
| 1998 | 14 | #6,714 |
| 1997 | 9 | #9,012 |
| 1996 | 17 | #5,526 |
| 1995 | 12 | #7,036 |
| 1994 | 16 | #5,707 |
| 1993 | 11 | #7,491 |
| 1992 | 17 | #5,477 |
| 1991 | 13 | #6,582 |
| 1990 | 18 | #5,055 |
| 1989 | 10 | #7,443 |
| 1988 | 11 | #6,661 |
| 1987 | 11 | #6,330 |
| 1986 | 12 | #5,754 |
| 1985 | 8 | #7,560 |
| 1984 | 10 | #6,290 |
| 1983 | 6 | #9,013 |
| 1982 | 8 | #7,467 |
| 1981 | 5 | #10,409 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 6 | #9,008 |
| 1978 | 7 | #7,647 |
| 1977 | 5 | #9,650 |
Nicknames for Vaneza
- Nessa 20 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Vaneza
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Xaria Ariana Lucero Sierra Ximena Amanda Victoria Montana Dulce Xiomara Marisol Marissa
Names related to Vaneza
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Vaneza: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/vaneza, updated 20 October 2026.