Banessa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- bah-NEH-sah
- Origin
- Modern
Banessa is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Banessa mean?
Modern: spelling of Banesa; 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.
Meaning borrowed from Banesa.
Is Banessa a girl's or a boy's name?
Banessa is a girls' name.
How popular is Banessa in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 28 girls. It first appears in the records in 1976.
Half of all the girls named Banessa in the US since 1880 were born between 1990 and 2003, the years shaded on the chart below.
Banessa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10,080 |
| 2007 | 9 | #11,626 |
| 2006 | 16 | #7,480 |
| 2005 | 16 | #7,133 |
| 2004 | 19 | #6,211 |
| 2003 | 12 | #8,500 |
| 2002 | 16 | #6,692 |
| 2001 | 18 | #6,062 |
| 2000 | 11 | #8,527 |
| 1999 | 15 | #6,478 |
| 1998 | 28 | #4,020 |
| 1997 | 16 | #5,864 |
| 1996 | 17 | #5,526 |
| 1995 | 10 | #8,074 |
| 1994 | 20 | #4,840 |
| 1993 | 9 | #8,712 |
| 1992 | 11 | #7,504 |
| 1991 | 11 | #7,423 |
| 1990 | 19 | #4,863 |
| 1989 | 7 | #9,675 |
| 1988 | 8 | #8,386 |
| 1987 | 8 | #7,982 |
| 1986 | 12 | #5,754 |
| 1985 | 10 | #6,455 |
| 1984 | 7 | #8,149 |
| 1983 | 11 | #5,822 |
| 1982 | 8 | #7,467 |
| 1981 | 7 | #8,126 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #9,650 |
| 1976 | 5 | #9,282 |
Names like Banessa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Samira, Brianna, Shayla, Amira, Kiana, Aaliyah, Zaira, Briana, Salma, Aliya, Khadija, Alyssa
Names related to Banessa
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, “Banessa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/banessa, updated 20 October 2026.