Name → State Lookup

Enter any baby name to see which US states have the most births of that name. Reverse lookup tool built on 2,335,053 rows of SSA state-level data 1910–2025.

Top States for Vanessa (girls)

204,029 all-time US births Peaked 1985 with 7,564 births (rank #42)

California →

59,827 births · 29.3%

Texas →

28,108 births · 13.8%

15,929 births · 7.8%

11,616 births · 5.7%

9,925 births · 4.9%

6,823 births · 3.3%

5,982 births · 2.9%

3,759 births · 1.8%

3,612 births · 1.8%

3,281 births · 1.6%

3,011 births · 1.5%

2,991 births · 1.5%

2,890 births · 1.4%

2,660 births · 1.3%

2,585 births · 1.3%

See cross-state distinctiveness atlas for each state's most-uniquely-owned name, or browse all 51 states.

How it works: Queries name_popularity_state (2,335,053 SSA state-level rows) for the entered name, summed across all years 1910–2025. Top 15 states by total births are returned. Names rare enough to fall under SSA's 5-occurrence privacy threshold may not appear at all. Source: US Social Security Administration · methodology.

Name → State Lookup

Top States for Vanessa (girls)

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