Recorded 2001–2010 Girls' name Peak 2001 33 births

Janyssa — girls' name

33 babies named Janyssa in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

33 girls have been named Janyssa since 2001, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2010.

33
total births
2001–2010
years on record
2000s
peak decade
79%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

79% of everyone ever named Janyssa was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

8 babies were named Janyssa in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Janyssa

The Social Security Administration has registered 33 babies named Janyssa between 2001 and 2010, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Janyssa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Janyssa performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Janyssa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Janyssa 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 33 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.

Janyssa at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

33

Since 2001

10 years of records

Peak year

2001

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

2001

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 2010

Janyssa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–2001

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (2001)
8
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
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Janyssa by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
26 births that decade — 79% of Janyssa's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Janyssa?
33 babies have been named Janyssa since 2001. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 2001 with 8 births.
When was Janyssa most popular?
Janyssa was most popular in the 2000s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Janyssa been used?
Janyssa has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 10 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Janyssa?
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.

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, 2001–2010 (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.