Is Janesha a boy or girl name?

Janesha is a girl’s name. Of the 519 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Janesha

Recorded 1983–2015 · United States

Janesha was most popular in 1994, when 43 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,611 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 519 people named Janesha.

Janesha over time

Births per year. The dot marks Janesha’s peak in 1994. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Janesha a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Janesha is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 519 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were 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