Total births
41
Girls' name · since 2005
Janessah
41 babies named Janessah in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 41
- total births
- 2005–2019
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 61%
- born in that decade
Janessah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 41 recorded since 2005.
Social Security Administration records show Janessah recorded 41 times among girls since 2005, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2019.
- 41 total births
- 2005–2019 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 61% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
41 girls have been named Janessah since 2005, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2019.
- 41
- total births
- 2005–2019
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 61%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
61% of everyone ever named Janessah was born in this single decade.
2013
Single peak year
8 babies were named Janessah in 2013 - its busiest year on record.
Janessah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Janessah splits its recorded history at 2010: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2005 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2013 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Janessah at a glance
Last recorded 2019Peak year
2013
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2005
Janessah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2019
- Peak year (2013)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Janessah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Janessah's strongest decade.
25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Janessah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
16 births
- 2010s
2010s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 25 births (61% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Janessah? ▼
Janessah has been given to 41 babies in the U.S. since 2005, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2019. 8 babies were born in 2013, its single highest year.
When was Janessah most popular? ▼
Janessah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
How long has the name Janessah been used? ▼
Janessah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 15 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Janessah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Janet, Janice, Jane, Janie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2005–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Janessah: Baby Name Since 2005 - 41 Births, Peak 2013." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/janessah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Janessah 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 July 2026.