Girls' name · since 1967
Annessa
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.
- #9,782 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 672
- born since 1967
- 1990s
- peak decade
672 girls have been named Annessa since 1967, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Annessa has been recorded 672 times among girls since 1967, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2023.
- #9,782 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 672 born since 1967
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Annessa ranks #9,782 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 672 born since 1967, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9,782 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 672
- born since 1967
- 1990s
- peak decade
Annessa's 672 recorded births place it above 86.46% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Annessa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Annessa splits its recorded history at 1995: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2008 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1994 peak of 24 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Annessa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2023
- Peak year (1994)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Annessa by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (171 births, 25% of the file).
1990s was Annessa's strongest decade.
171 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Annessa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 31
1960s
31 births
- 1970s
1970s
129 births
- 1980s
1980s
107 births
- 1990s
1990s
171 births
- 2000s
2000s
142 births
- 2010s 55
2010s
55 births
- 2020s 37
2020s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 171 births (25% of all-time use).
How Annessa compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Annessa's total volume
Annessa by state
Where Annessa concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 35 | 5.2% |
35 of 672 births nationwide.
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What to do with Annessa's data
- Annessa's decade-level peak was the 1990s (171 total births); usage has since declined to 37 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Annessas (35 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Annessa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~56 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1967–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Annessa draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.