Feminine dossier · first seen 1954

Janessa

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Janessa
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2009

Peak era

2009

Peak rank proxy

556

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Z

1954Peak 20092024

Peak year

2009

Decline from peak

75.9%

2024

134

All-time

14,601

Janessa is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2009, when 556 girls were named Janessa.

In 2024, only 134 girls were given the name.

Down 75.9% from its peak.

All told, about 14,601 Americans have been named Janessa and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1954.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Z

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2009

2009556 girls named Janessa

2024134 girls named Janessa

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