Swift had written the poem in 1713, but it was not published until three years after Vanhomrigh died.
Vanessa was adopted as the name of a genus of butterfly by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1807.
Vanessa was the 71st most popular name for girls born in the United States in 2007.
[2] In Germany, Vanessa has been among the top 100 names for girls since 1976.
In the following years its popularity dropped and the name is ranked in 42nd place for the decade 2000–2009.