Girls' name · since 1967
Danessa
701 babies named Danessa in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,510 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 701
- born since 1967
- 2000s
- peak decade
Danessa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 701 have been recorded since 1967.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Danessa has been recorded 701 times among girls since 1967, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. 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 2024.
- #9,510 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 701 born since 1967
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Danessa ranks #9,510 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 701 born since 1967, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,510 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 701
- born since 1967
- 2000s
- peak decade
Danessa's 701 recorded births place it above 86.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Danessa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Danessa's full recorded timeline at 1994, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1967, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Danessa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2024
- Peak year (1998)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Danessa by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (188 births, 27% of the file).
2000s was Danessa's strongest decade.
188 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Danessa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 13
1960s
13 births
- 1970s 74
1970s
74 births
- 1980s
1980s
167 births
- 1990s
1990s
168 births
- 2000s
2000s
188 births
- 2010s
2010s
85 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 188 births (27% of all-time use).
How Danessa 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 Danessa's total volume
Danessa by state
Where Danessa concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 21 | 3.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 7 | 1.0% |
21 of 701 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Danessa's data
- Danessa's decade-level peak was the 2000s (188 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Danessas (21 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Danessa: 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 (~57 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, 1967–2024 (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 Danessa 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.