Jannessa
Girl · juh-NES-uh · Modern
Jannessa is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Jannessa mean?
Modern: spelling of Janessa; blend of Jane or Janet and Vanessa
A 20th-century blend of Jane or Janet with Vanessa.
- Say it
- juh-NES-uh
Meaning borrowed from Janessa. More on Wiktionary.
Is Jannessa a girl's or a boy's name?
Jannessa is a girls' name.
How popular is Jannessa in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 18 girls. It first appears in the records in 1984.
Half of all the girls named Jannessa in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jannessa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | #15,300 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 10 | #10,143 |
| 2014 | 7 | #13,063 |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 12 | #9,146 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 18 | #7,063 |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 10 | #10,814 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9,897 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2004 | 15 | #7,386 |
| 2003 | 8 | #11,319 |
| 2002 | 14 | #7,438 |
| 2001 | 10 | #9,344 |
| 2000 | 8 | #10,738 |
| 1999 | 13 | #7,233 |
| 1998 | 7 | #11,132 |
| 1997 | 7 | #10,831 |
| 1996 | 9 | #8,807 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 10 | #8,057 |
| 1991 | 11 | #7,423 |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #10,907 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 7 | #8,149 |
Nicknames for Jannessa
- Nessa 20 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Jannessa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jayla Isabella Emma Eliza Janessa Camila Johanna Jazlyn Jimena Paulina Alondra Akira
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