Meaning of name Janessa

The name Janessa has the following meaning:

It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.

The name Janessa is pronounced as juh-ness-uh

Janessa originates from the English language.
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The following names are baby names related to Janessa and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Janessa: Boys - Booker, Brayan, Edgar, Carlton, Cooper, Rylan, Darryl, Grover, Kyan, Mekhi, Tyrell  Girls - Asia, Dayana, Evelin, Journey, Lizette, Sherlyn, Meadow, Melba, Misty, Princess, Sunshine  Both Genders - Dale

Popular Variants for the name Janessa: Janesa, Janesah, Janesha, Janessah

Common nicknames for the name Janessa are: Jan

We think the name Janessa should fall under the following style category: The 70's.

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Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Janessa to be: Polite and friendly woman

In one word, you might describe Janessa as a(n) "polite" person.

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As a baby girl name, Janessa is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 616 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2006, the name Janessa fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2006, by 11 places. For the Year 2006, it ranked 594 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Janessa in the USA, over the past 100 years.