Janessa Girl
How popular is Janessa?
#1,733 girl name in 2025
117 baby girls were named Janessa in the US in 2025, making it the 1733rd most popular girl name.
14,524living people named Janessa (est.)
21median age of people named Janessa
14,722babies named Janessa since 1880
1 in 28,336US babies born in 2025
Janessa popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #1,733 for girls (▼ 165 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 117 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-71% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #716 in 2015, #1,140 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2009 (556 girls) |
| Highest rank | #524 in 2004 |
| First recorded | 1954 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Janessa is most popular
Babies named Janessa per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- New Mexico: 0.7 per 1,000 (17 girls)
- Indiana: 0.2 per 1,000 (31 girls)
- Arizona: 0.2 per 1,000 (28 girls)
- California: 0.2 per 1,000 (146 girls)
- Pennsylvania: 0.2 per 1,000 (41 girls)
Janessa by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 31 | #4,160 |
| 1960s | 84 | #2,789 |
| 1970s | 362 | #1,496 |
| 1980s | 1,724 | #775 |
| 1990s | 3,077 | #610 |
| 2000s | 4,712 | #524 |
| 2010s | 3,691 | #554 |
| 2020s | 1,041 | #1,140 |
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Questions
- Is Janessa a boy or girl name?
- Janessa is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Janessa were girls.
- How popular is the name Janessa?
- 117 baby girls were named Janessa in the US in 2025, making it the 1733rd most popular girl name.
- When was Janessa most popular?
- Janessa peaked in 2009, when 556 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #524 in 2004.
- How many people are named Janessa?
- 14,722 babies have been named Janessa in the US since 1880. We estimate about 14,524 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 21.
- Where is Janessa most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Janessa was most common in New Mexico, at 0.7 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.