Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Janessa

Gender

Female

Origin

American
Unknown

Pronunciation

j(a)-nessa, jan(es)-sa

Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 2009 (rank #546, 555 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1733, 117 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
2025117
2024134
2023166
2022206
2021209
2020208
2019227
2018271
2017303
2016312

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #2325, 11 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3332, 7 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
20257
20243
20233
202211
20215
20206
20194
20183
2017–
20167

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2012 (rank #5388, 3 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 1995 (rank #292, 12 births); most recent 2016 (rank #577, 6 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
20166
20157
20145

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence