Anessa: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#4,178

among girls · ↓210 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Anessa · -8% vs 2024

How common

1 in 47,273

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2007

126 babies

All-time total

2,876

#3,694 all-time among girls

First recorded

1967

in Social Security records

Anessa popularity over time

2,876 babies have been named Anessa since 1967, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	84	8	–	#1,929
1970s	331	33	+294%	#1,877
1980s	214	21	-35%	#3,087
1990s	494	49	+131%	#2,152
2000s	997	100	+102%	#1,564
2010s	557	56	-44%	#2,405
2020s (to 2025)	199	33	-40%	#3,808

Where Anessa is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	33	0.02	outside top 500
2027	32	0.02	outside top 500
2028	31	0.02	outside top 500
2029	30	0.02	outside top 500
2030	30	0.02	outside top 500

The story of Anessa

Anessa is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,178 in 2025 with 34 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1967, 2,876 American babies have been named Anessa. Its peak came in 2007, when 126 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Anessa stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Anessa?

The median living Anessa is about 22 years old; half are between 15 and 32. An estimated 2,800 people named Anessa are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Anessa year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	34	#4,178
2024	37	#3,968
2023	27	#4,879
2022	29	#4,681
2021	39	#3,808
2020	33	#4,180
2019	46	#3,394
2018	47	#3,351
2017	52	#3,097
2016	53	#3,104
2015	55	#3,061
2014	63	#2,743
2013	59	#2,872
2012	54	#3,101
2011	50	#3,271
2010	78	#2,405
2009	108	#1,935
2008	95	#2,122
2007	126	#1,726
2006	124	#1,693
2005	91	#2,058
2004	107	#1,781
2003	96	#1,897
2002	119	#1,564
2001	71	#2,262
2000	60	#2,509
1995	52	#2,458
1990	30	#3,527
1985	29	#3,087
1980	18	#4,155
1975	26	#2,813
1970	45	#1,904
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
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1910	–	–
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1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Anessa, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Anessa?

The median living Anessa is about 22 years old. Half of all living Anessas are between 15 and 32 years old.

How many people named Anessa are alive today?

An estimated 2,800 people named Anessa are alive in the United States, based on 2,876 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Anessa in 2025?

Anessa ranked #4,178 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 34 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Anessa?

2,876 babies have been named Anessa in the United States since 1967, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Anessa most popular?

Anessa peaked in 2007, when 126 newborns received the name.

Is Anessa a boy or girl name?

Anessa is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Anessa rising or falling?

Anessa is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Anessa become more popular?

Anessa is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 30 girls named Anessa in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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