Feminine dossier · first seen 1967
Anessa
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2007
Peak era
2007
Peak births
126
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Anessa
How many people are named Anessa?
An estimated 2,790 living Americans are named Anessa.
How rare is Anessa?
Anessa is very rare among babies today, with 34 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 73% from its 2007 peak.
How old is the typical Anessa?
The median age of a living American named Anessa is approximately 23 years, with most bearers falling between 16 and 33 years old.
Is Anessa still popular?
Not especially. Anessa has been declining since its 2007 peak and registered 34 births in 2025.
Where is Anessa most common?
Anessa has its strongest geographic signal in California, where it appears 1.8× more often than the national baseline.
1967Peak 20072025
Peak year
2007
Decline from peak
73%
2025
34
All-time
2,876
Where it lives now
Anessa is most concentrated in California — about 1.8× the national rate in the 2000s.
States where Anessa is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.