Is Anessa a boy or girl name?

Anessa is a girl’s name. Of the 2,876 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Anessa

Recorded 1967–2025 · United States

Anessa was most popular in 2007, when 126 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,015 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,270, with 34 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,876 people named Anessa.

Anessa over time

Births per year. The dot marks Anessa’s peak in 2007. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Anessa a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Anessa is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,876 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Anessa

Where Anessa is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org