Yanessa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- yah-NESS-uh
- Origin
- Modern
Yanessa is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Yanessa come from?
Modern: Spanish-style spelling of Vanessa or Janessa
Is Yanessa a girl's or a boy's name?
Yanessa is a girls' name.
How popular is Yanessa 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 1981.
Half of all the girls named Yanessa in the US since 1880 were born between 1995 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Yanessa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 9 | #10,245 |
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 8 | #11,422 |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 8 | #11,776 |
| 2015 | 18 | #6,719 |
| 2014 | 20 | #6,205 |
| 2013 | 15 | #7,744 |
| 2012 | 9 | #11,251 |
| 2011 | 12 | #9,146 |
| 2010 | 17 | #7,214 |
| 2009 | 14 | #8,450 |
| 2008 | 17 | #7,404 |
| 2007 | 20 | #6,548 |
| 2006 | 17 | #7,140 |
| 2005 | 14 | #7,886 |
| 2004 | 15 | #7,386 |
| 2003 | 14 | #7,575 |
| 2002 | 5 | #15,426 |
| 2001 | 10 | #9,344 |
| 2000 | 7 | #11,794 |
| 1999 | 10 | #8,798 |
| 1998 | 9 | #9,254 |
| 1997 | 11 | #7,737 |
| 1996 | 7 | #10,562 |
| 1995 | 14 | #6,252 |
| 1994 | 8 | #9,580 |
| 1993 | 8 | #9,552 |
| 1992 | 7 | #10,471 |
| 1991 | 9 | #8,580 |
| 1990 | 10 | #7,874 |
| 1989 | 8 | #8,755 |
| 1988 | 7 | #9,239 |
| 1987 | 9 | #7,348 |
| 1986 | 7 | #8,518 |
| 1985 | 5 | #10,672 |
| 1984 | 5 | #10,417 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #10,409 |
Nicknames for Yanessa
- Nessa 20 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Yanessa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Amira, Samira, Aaliyah, Kaliyah, Zaniyah, Safa, Salma, Zaira, Jaliyah, Zahara, Zariah, Zayla
Names related to Yanessa
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, “Yanessa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/yanessa, updated 20 October 2026.