NameTrendsU.S. Baby Name Data

Janessa Girls

The U.S. popularity history of Janessa: every year it appeared on the national list since 1954, with 14,722 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

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Total recorded births
14,722
Peak year
2009 #545
Years on the list
67
10-year trend
-37.0%

In the 2000s · Most used in CA in {year}

Popularity history

1954–2025

YearBirthsRank
2011451#630
2012426#665
2013407#696
2014368#761
2015397#716
2016313#894
2017303#891
2018272#972
2019227#1095
2020208#1142
2021209#1172
2022206#1174
2023166#1357
2024135#1571
2025117#1741

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

Where {name} was most used in 2009

CA
109
TX
72
FL
41
NY
31
PA
25
IL
21

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