Danessa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- duh-NES-uh
- Origin
- Modern
Danessa is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Danessa come from?
Modern: blend of Dana or Danielle with Vanessa
Is Danessa a girl's or a boy's name?
Danessa is a girls' name.
How popular is Danessa 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 26 girls. It first appears in the records in 1967.
Half of all the girls named Danessa in the US since 1880 were born between 1985 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Danessa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #13,472 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 9 | #10,685 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 13 | #8,480 |
| 2013 | 13 | #8,575 |
| 2012 | 15 | #7,800 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 15 | #7,877 |
| 2009 | 20 | #6,541 |
| 2008 | 19 | #6,796 |
| 2007 | 16 | #7,729 |
| 2006 | 19 | #6,590 |
| 2005 | 22 | #5,595 |
| 2004 | 20 | #5,965 |
| 2003 | 15 | #7,202 |
| 2002 | 19 | #5,892 |
| 2001 | 21 | #5,359 |
| 2000 | 17 | #6,202 |
| 1999 | 18 | #5,655 |
| 1998 | 26 | #4,235 |
| 1997 | 16 | #5,864 |
| 1996 | 18 | #5,275 |
| 1995 | 10 | #8,074 |
| 1994 | 10 | #8,116 |
| 1993 | 18 | #5,200 |
| 1992 | 17 | #5,477 |
| 1991 | 13 | #6,582 |
| 1990 | 22 | #4,375 |
| 1989 | 21 | #4,352 |
| 1988 | 23 | #3,888 |
| 1987 | 19 | #4,280 |
| 1986 | 14 | #5,185 |
| 1985 | 17 | #4,453 |
| 1984 | 9 | #6,808 |
| 1983 | 20 | #3,805 |
| 1982 | 18 | #4,166 |
| 1981 | 13 | #5,253 |
| 1980 | 13 | #5,244 |
| 1979 | 11 | #5,750 |
| 1978 | 11 | #5,562 |
| 1977 | 7 | #7,565 |
| 1976 | 8 | #6,609 |
| 1975 | 10 | #5,514 |
| 1974 | 13 | #4,458 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 8 | #5,957 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 6 | #7,069 |
| 1969 | 7 | #5,972 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 6 | #6,041 |
Nicknames for Danessa
Names like Danessa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kiana Brianna Daniela Kiara Briana Samantha Kayla Mckenna Kianna Alyssa Sierra Leanna
Names related to Danessa
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, “Danessa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/danessa, updated 20 October 2026.