Janesa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- juh-NES-uh
- Origin
- Modern
Janesa is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Janesa mean?
Modern: spelling of Janessa; blend of Jane or Janet and Vanessa
A 20th-century blend of Jane or Janet with Vanessa.
Meaning borrowed from Janessa. More on Wiktionary.
Is Janesa a girl's or a boy's name?
Janesa is a girls' name.
How popular is Janesa in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 20 girls. It first appears in the records in 1984.
Half of all the girls named Janesa in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Janesa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 6 | #13,788 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 5 | #16,507 |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 9 | #11,251 |
| 2011 | 10 | #10,370 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 10 | #10,675 |
| 2008 | 14 | #8,525 |
| 2007 | 20 | #6,548 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9,897 |
| 2005 | 14 | #7,886 |
| 2004 | 10 | #9,887 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 13 | #7,810 |
| 2001 | 10 | #9,344 |
| 2000 | 15 | #6,802 |
| 1999 | 12 | #7,710 |
| 1998 | 12 | #7,527 |
| 1997 | 13 | #6,839 |
| 1996 | 10 | #8,127 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 13 | #6,666 |
| 1993 | 10 | #8,045 |
| 1992 | 12 | #7,060 |
| 1991 | 10 | #7,980 |
| 1990 | 19 | #4,863 |
| 1989 | 12 | #6,525 |
| 1988 | 10 | #7,106 |
| 1987 | 7 | #8,773 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #10,672 |
| 1984 | 5 | #10,417 |
Nicknames for Janesa
- Nessa 20 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Janesa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jayla Amira Samira Jaliyah Jada Janiyah Jahzara Aaliyah Samara Kaliyah Salma Khadija
Names related to Janesa
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, “Janesa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/janesa, updated 20 October 2026.