Is Janissa a boy or girl name?

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

Janissa

Recorded 1977–2025 · United States

Janissa was most popular in 1994, when 27 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,362 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 519 people named Janissa.

Janissa over time

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

Is Janissa a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Janissa is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 519 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