Recorded 1968–2009 Girls' name Peak 1971 149 births

Anessia — girls' name

149 babies named Anessia in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s171970s311980s61990s552000s40

The verdict

149 girls have been named Anessia since 1968, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2009.

149
total births
1968–2009
years on record
1990s
peak decade
37%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Anessia was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

17 babies were named Anessia in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Anessia

The Social Security Administration has registered 149 babies named Anessia between 1968 and 2009, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Anessia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Anessia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 55 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Anessia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Anessia in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 149 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Anessia at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

149

Since 1968

42 years of records

Peak year

1971

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1968

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2009

Anessia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1968

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1971)
17
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
05101520 2009200419981994199019711968 10

Anessia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
55 births that decade — 37% of Anessia's all-time total
1960s171970s311980s61990s552000s40

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anessia?
149 babies have been named Anessia since 1968. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1971 with 17 births.
When was Anessia most popular?
Anessia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 55 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Anessia been used?
Anessia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 42 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Anessia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Anessa, Anette, Anel, Anela, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1968–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.