The first name Janessa
A girl’s name.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
20th-century blend of Janice + Vanessa.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 7 girls were named Janessa, making it the 3,333rd most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2022, with 11 births (#2,325).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Janessa with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Janessa at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 117 girls born in the United States were named Janessa, the 1,741st most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2009, when 556 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Questions
- What does the name Janessa mean?
- 20th-century blend of Janice + Vanessa.
- How popular is the name Janessa?
- In 2025, 7 girls born in England and Wales were named Janessa, ranking 3,333rd. Its peak was 2022, with 11 births.
- Is Janessa a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 14,722 US babies named Janessa since 1880 were girls.
- When was Janessa most popular?
- 2009 in the United States, when 556 babies were named Janessa, its highest rank at 545th.