Is Janessa a boy or girl name?
Janessa is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 134 girls and 0 boys were named Janessa, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 14,601 US babies named Janessa were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,575
- Babies named Janessa since 1954
- 14,601
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 556 babies
Boys and girls named Janessa, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 31 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 84 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 362 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,724 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 3,076 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 4,712 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 3,689 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 923 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,575 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 166 | #1,355 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 206 | #1,174 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 209 | #1,171 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 208 | #1,141 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 227 | #1,095 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 271 | #975 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 303 | #890 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 312 | #898 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 397 | #716 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 368 | #761 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 407 | #696 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 426 | #665 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 451 | #630 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 527 | #554 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 556 | #545 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 536 | #574 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 547 | #557 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 488 | #596 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 488 | #583 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 544 | #524 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 465 | #590 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 390 | #647 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 352 | #706 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 346 | #686 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 321 | #707 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 319 | #699 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 304 | #706 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 307 | #702 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 264 | #766 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 311 | #680 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 272 | #761 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 291 | #730 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 369 | #612 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 318 | #676 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 246 | #785 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 242 | #775 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 212 | #823 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 205 | #820 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 152 | #1,004 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 155 | #946 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 132 | #1,055 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 131 | #1,084 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 132 | #1,070 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,154 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,499 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,771 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,101 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,453 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,293 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,786 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,707 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,213 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,563 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,150 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,544 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,817 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,422 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,201 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,677 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,103 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,107 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,354 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,283 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,469 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,883 |
Highest rank
Janessa has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #524 in 2004. 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 Janessa
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.