Girls' name · since 1976
Banessa
390 babies named Banessa in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,716 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 390
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
390 girls have been named Banessa since 1976, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Banessa has been recorded 390 times among girls since 1976, 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 1976 to 2012.
- #13,716 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 390 born since 1976
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Banessa ranks #13,716 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 390 born since 1976, peaking in the 1990s.
- #13,716 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 390
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Banessa's 390 recorded births place it above 81.01% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Banessa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Banessa's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 28, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Banessa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2012
- Peak year (1998)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Banessa by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (156 births, 40% of the file).
1990s was Banessa's strongest decade.
156 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Banessa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s
1980s
78 births
- 1990s
1990s
156 births
- 2000s
2000s
136 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 156 births (40% of all-time use).
Banessa by state
Where Banessa concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 44 | 11.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 13 | 3.3% |
44 of 390 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Banessa's data
- Banessa's decade-level peak was the 1990s (156 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Banessas (44 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Banessa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1976–2012 (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 Banessa 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.