Recorded 1967–2023 Girls' name Peak 1994 672 births

Annessa — girls' name

672 babies named Annessa in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s311970s1291980s1071990s1712000s1422010s552020s37
1990s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Annessa was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

24 babies were named Annessa in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Annessa

The Social Security Administration has registered 672 babies named Annessa between 1967 and 2023, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Annessa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Annessa performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 171 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Annessa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 35 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Annessa in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Annessa 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 672 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.

Annessa at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

672

Since 1967

57 years of records

Peak year

1994

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1967

Recorded for 57 years

Last year on file: 2023

Annessa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1967

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1994)
24
Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
0510152025 202320142007200019931985197819711967 7

Annessa by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
171 births that decade — 25% of Annessa's all-time total
1960s311970s1291980s1071990s1712000s1422010s552020s37

Annessa by state

Where Annessa concentrates geographically — total births since 1967

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Annessa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
35 5.2%
California share of Annessa's total US births 5.2%

35 of 672 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Annessa?
672 babies have been named Annessa since 1967. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1994 with 24 births.
When was Annessa most popular?
Annessa was most popular in the 1990s decade with 171 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Annessa most popular?
The top states for the name Annessa are California (35 births).
How long has the name Annessa been used?
Annessa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 57 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Annessa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Anna, Ann, Annie, Anne, 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, 1967–2023 (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.