Banesa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- bah-NEH-sah
- Origin
- Modern
Banesa is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Banesa mean?
Modern: Spanish spelling of Vanessa, a name invented by Jonathan Swift
Spanish spelling of Vanessa, a name invented by Jonathan Swift around 1713 for his poem Cadenus and Vanessa.
Is Banesa a girl's or a boy's name?
Banesa is a girls' name.
How popular is Banesa in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 35 girls. It first appears in the records in 1981.
Half of all the girls named Banesa in the US since 1880 were born between 1992 and 2002, the years shaded on the chart below.
Banesa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 13 | #8,961 |
| 2007 | 23 | #5,891 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9,282 |
| 2005 | 15 | #7,495 |
| 2004 | 18 | #6,484 |
| 2003 | 23 | #5,230 |
| 2002 | 19 | #5,892 |
| 2001 | 18 | #6,062 |
| 2000 | 27 | #4,395 |
| 1999 | 19 | #5,418 |
| 1998 | 30 | #3,828 |
| 1997 | 31 | #3,623 |
| 1996 | 35 | #3,297 |
| 1995 | 33 | #3,352 |
| 1994 | 22 | #4,516 |
| 1993 | 18 | #5,200 |
| 1992 | 22 | #4,521 |
| 1991 | 13 | #6,582 |
| 1990 | 14 | #6,125 |
| 1989 | 19 | #4,664 |
| 1988 | 10 | #7,106 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 12 | #5,754 |
| 1985 | 8 | #7,560 |
| 1984 | 5 | #10,417 |
| 1983 | 15 | #4,685 |
| 1982 | 12 | #5,532 |
| 1981 | 7 | #8,126 |
Names like Banesa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Samira, Aaliyah, Amira, Shayla, Zaira, Salma, Aliya, Safa, Khadija, Zaniya, Zahira, Zahara
Names related to Banesa
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Banesa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/banesa, updated 20 October 2026.