Vanessa Salas
There are approximately 51 people named Vanessa Salas living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 6,720,673 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Vanessa with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Salas. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
51
1 in 6,720,673
Named Vanessa
243K
Alive today
Named Salas
73K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 243K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1985
Average age: 37
Top Census group: Hispanic or Latino (49.7%)
Estimated bearers: 73K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #522
Per 100K: 21.18
Top ancestry: Hispanic (89.8%)
First name trend
Vanessa: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Vanessa. The peak year was 1985 with 7,606 births. The average person named Vanessa today is 37 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Vanessa
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Vanessa, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is Hispanic or Latino at 49.7%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Vanessa described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Vanessa at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Hispanic or Latino49.7% · 118,769
- White28.8% · 68,919
- Black or African American14.1% · 33,752
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.4% · 8,203
- Two or more races3.2% · 7,694
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 1,852
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Salas surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Salas, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is Hispanic at 89.8%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Salas described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Salas at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Hispanic or Latino89.8% · 56,839
- White6.3% · 3,975
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.4% · 1,515
- Two or more races0.8% · 478
- Black or African American0.4% · 261
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 249
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Vanessa has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0709% of the US population, based on 242,980 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Vanessa right now.
The surname Salas appears at a rate of 21.18 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0212%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 51 people with the full name Vanessa Salas. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Vanessa Salas: questions and answers
How many people are named Vanessa Salas?
We estimate approximately 51 people in the United States share the full name Vanessa Salas. That works out to about 1 in 6,720,673 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0709%) with the surname frequency (21.18 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Vanessa Salas?
We classify Vanessa Salas as "Very Rare". About 1 in 6,720,673 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Vanessa a male or female name?
Vanessa is predominantly female. Out of 261,777 total SSA registrations, 0.4% were male and 99.6% were female. See the full Vanessa profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many Americans are named Vanessa Salas?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.