Is Anessa a boy or girl name?
Anessa is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 37 girls and 0 boys were named Anessa, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,842 US babies named Anessa were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,955
- Babies named Anessa since 1967
- 2,842
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 126 babies
Boys and girls named Anessa, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 84 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 331 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 214 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 494 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 997 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 557 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 165 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,955 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,878 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,680 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,803 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,180 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,394 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,348 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 52 | #3,097 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,104 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 55 | #3,060 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,742 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,872 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 54 | #3,101 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 50 | #3,270 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 78 | #2,405 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,935 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 95 | #2,122 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 126 | #1,726 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,692 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 91 | #2,058 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,781 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,897 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,564 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,262 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,509 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,182 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,246 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,392 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,343 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,458 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,432 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,152 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,777 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,822 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,527 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,481 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,588 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,259 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,357 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,086 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,617 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,164 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,034 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,587 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,156 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 25 | #3,244 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,864 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,424 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,389 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,814 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,619 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,508 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,225 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,875 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,904 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,929 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,486 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,089 |
Highest rank
Anessa has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,564 in 2002. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Anessa
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.