Is Danessa a boy or girl name?

Danessa is a girl’s name. Of the 701 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Danessa

Recorded 1967–2024 · United States

Danessa was most popular in 1998, when 26 American babies were given the name — ranking #7,038 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 701 people named Danessa.

Danessa over time

Births per year. The dot marks Danessa’s peak in 1998. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Danessa a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Danessa is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 701 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.

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