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Janessa

Janessa is currently the #1733 girl name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 117 babies. It has drifted down the charts over the past five years, from #1140 to #1733. Looking at the full record since 1954, Janessa hit its all-time high of #524 in 2004, when 544 girls were given the name. State by state, Indiana leads the way at #916.

Rankings

2025 rank
#1733
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#524
in 2004 (2000s)
Babies in 2025
117
girls named Janessa

Janessa popularity, 1880–2025

0.008%0.016%0.025%0.033%18801900192019401960198020002020#524 in 2004
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2004

Where Janessa is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Janessa in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Janessa in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Janessa in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Janessa in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Janessa in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Janessa in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Janessa in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Janessa in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Janessa in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Janessa in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 girls named Janessa in 2025MI—New York: fewer than 5 girls named Janessa in 2025NY—Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Janessa in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Janessa in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Janessa in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Janessa in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Janessa in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Janessa in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Janessa in 2025IA—Illinois: fewer than 5 girls named Janessa in 2025IL—Indiana: #916 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IN#916Ohio: fewer than 5 girls named Janessa in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: #927 (9 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)PA#927New Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Janessa in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Janessa in 2025CT—California: #1323 (18 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)CA#1323Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Janessa in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Janessa in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Janessa in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Janessa in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Janessa in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Janessa in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Janessa in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Janessa in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Janessa in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Janessa in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Janessa in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Janessa in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Janessa in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Janessa in 2025TN—North Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Janessa in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Janessa in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Janessa in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Janessa in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Janessa in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Janessa in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Janessa in 2025AL—Georgia: fewer than 5 girls named Janessa in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Janessa in 2025HI—Texas: #1615 (14 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#1615Florida: #1685 (7 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)FL#1685
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Indiana (#916), Pennsylvania (#927), California (#1323)

Uniqueness score

61/ 100Uncommon
everywhereone of a kind

Distinctive without being unheard of. Based on how many babies per birth were named Janessa in the most recent year of SSA data.

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