Jahnessa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ja-NESS-a
- Origin
- Modern
Jahnessa is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Jahnessa come from?
Modern: modern blend of Jah and Nessa
Is Jahnessa a girl's or a boy's name?
Jahnessa is a girls' name.
How popular is Jahnessa in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 10 girls. It first appears in the records in 1998.
Half of all the girls named Jahnessa in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jahnessa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 5 | #16,507 |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 9 | #11,175 |
| 2010 | 9 | #11,240 |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2006 | 5 | #17,163 |
| 2005 | 6 | #14,495 |
| 2004 | 5 | #16,092 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9,666 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11,102 |
| 2001 | 6 | #13,514 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 7 | #11,132 |
Names like Jahnessa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jayla, Jaliyah, Jahzara, Kaliyah, Janiyah, Zariah, Zaniyah, Amira, Jimena, Zayla, Amoura, Isabella
Names related to Jahnessa
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, “Jahnessa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jahnessa, updated 20 October 2026.