Vanesa

Vanesa is a female given name: 100% of people named Vanesa are women, and it is recorded as female in 5 of the 5 countries covered.

FemaleHigh

Male 0%Female 100%

Verdict: Female
Male / female split: 0% male / 100% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Spain, Slovenia
US births since 1880: 5 male / 6,326 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Vanesa

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Vanesa," in English, "Guten Tag Vanesa," in German. Vanesa is a female given name: about 100% of people named Vanesa are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Vanesa,

German

Guten Tag Vanesa,

French

Bonjour Vanesa,

Spanish

Estimado/a Vanesa:

Chinese

Vanesa您好：

Japanese

Vanesa様

English

Hi Vanesa,

German

Hi Vanesa,

French

Salut Vanesa,

Spanish

Hola Vanesa,

Chinese

Vanesa你好：

Japanese

Vanesaさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Vanesa by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	common	woman's name	0%
Spain	rare	woman's name	2%
Slovenia	rare	woman's name	2%
Kosovo	rare	woman's name	2%
Greece	rare	woman's name	2%

United States birth data

5 male · 6,326 female · 6,331 births recorded

Male 0%Female 100%

Since 1980: 0% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Vanesa a male or female name?

Vanesa is a female given name: 100% of people named Vanesa are women, and it is recorded as female in 5 of the 5 countries covered.

How do I address Vanesa in an email?

Is Vanesa a unisex name?

Vanesa is not a unisex name: 0% of people named Vanesa are men. Vanesa leans strongly female overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Vanesa a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/vanesa (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_vanesa,
  title  = {Is Vanesa a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/vanesa},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}