Is Lanessa a boy or girl name?

Lanessa is a girl’s name. Of the 531 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Lanessa

Recorded 1969–2022 · United States

Lanessa was most popular in 2008, when 21 American babies were given the name — ranking #10,502 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 531 people named Lanessa.

Lanessa over time

Births per year. The dot marks Lanessa’s peak in 2008. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lanessa a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lanessa is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 531 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