Janessa

Girl's name · #1741 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

Popularity over time

Janessa reached #524 in 2004 and has eased to #1741 since. About 15,000 girls have carried it since 1954.

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 15 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

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#3,333 in England & Wales (2025) · #3,478 in Canada (2025) · #6,927 in Ecuador (2024) · #2,706 in Austria (2022) · #5,241 in France (2012).

Among 15 notable people named Janessa:

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