Home > Janessa

Janessa

What does Janessa mean?

Janessa Pronunciation of Janessa as a girls' name is pronounced ja-NESS-ah. It is of American origin. Blend of Jan or Jane and Vanessa. See also Ja-. Also form of Janice. Also form of Jenessa.

STARTS/ENDS WITH Jan-, -sa

ASSOCIATED WITH blend

Variations

VARIANTS Janesse, Janissa, Jannessa

RELATED FORMS VIA JA-, JAN, JANE, VANESSA Jakeisha, Jakisha, Jalea, Jaleesa, Jaleese, Jalena, Jalessa, Jalisa, Jalissa, Jameisha, Jameka, Jamesha, Jamiesha, Jamisha, Jana, Janean, Janeane, Janecia, Janeczka, Janee, Janeen, Janeesa, Janeese, Janel, Janela, Janelba, Janella, Janelle, Janene, Janerita, Janet, Janeta, Janeth, Janetta, Janette, Janey, Jania, Janica, Janika, Janina, Janis, Janise, Janisha, Janka, Janna, Janora, Jenella, Jenessa, Jess, Jonella, Nessa, Vanassa, Vaneeta, Vanesa, Vanesha, Vaneshia, Vanesia, Vanesse, Vanessia, Vanetta, Vaneza, Vaniessa, Vanisa, Vanissa, Vannesa, Vannessa, Varnessa, Venesa, Venesha, Venessa, Venesse, Venessea, Vennessa, Vinesha, Vinessa, Vonessa, Vonesse, Vonnessa

CREATIVE FORMS
(female)

(male)


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Janessa Fern (J.F.), ..

How popular is Janessa?

Janessa is a somewhat popular first name for women (#2298 out of 4276, Top 54%) but a rare last name for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)

Janessa entered the list in 1980-1989 and reached its apex position of #524 in the U.S. in 2004, and is at #978 currently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Janessa name in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Janessa outside U.S.

Which version is better?

Vanessa (#230 VIA LATEST LIST), Jane (#291), Janelle (#582), Jana (#984), Janet (#1412), Janice (#1433), Janis, Jania, Janina, Janna, Janise, Janette, Jenessa, Jess, Vanesa, Vannessa, Janey, Jaleesa, Janetta, Janeth, Jalessa, Janene, Janel, Janeen, Janee, Janean, Jan, Jamesha, Jameka, Jalissa, Jalisa and Venessa are the popular variation forms of Janessa (#978). Other forms, like Vinessa, are uncommon. These relations of Janessa were favored as baby names 78 years ago (MEDIAN #1434) and are now significantly less common (#1754, 91% LESS USAGE).



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Janessa, Jaleesa, Jalessa, Jalisa, Jalissa in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Jameka, Jamesha, Jan, Jana, Jane in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Janean, Janee, Janeen, Janel, Janelle in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Janene, Janet, Janeth, Janetta, Janette in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Janey, Jania, Janice, Janina, Janis in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Janise, Janna, Jenessa, Jess, Vanesa in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Vanessa, Vannessa, Venessa in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Jane, Vanessa outside U.S.

Similar Names

Janessa is alike in pronunciation to Genessa, Gianessa, Janeesa, Janessia, Jenessa, Jennessa, Jinessa, Jonessa and Jonisa. Other recommended sound-alike names are Anessa, Arnessa, Caressa, Danessa, Inessa, Jaleesa, Jaleisa, Jalessa, Jalissa, Jameisha, Jameka, James, Jamese, Jamesha, Jamiesha, Jamisha, Janais, Jancess, Janea, Janecia, Janeczka, Janeece, Janeese, Janela, Janelba, Janella, Janess, Janeta, Janetta, Janeva, Janevra (see Geneva), Janica, Janicia, Janika, Janis, Janise, Janisha, Janiss (see Janice), Janka, Jannis, Jemsa, Jeressa, Jessa, Juanisha, Karessa, Katessa, Lanesha, Lanessa, Lynessa, Maressa, Ranessa, Shanessa, Tanesha, Vanassa, Vanesa, Vanesha, Vanesia, Vanesse, Vanessia, Vaniessa (see Vanessa), Vanissa, Vannessa, Varnessa, Venessa, Vinessa and Vonessa (see Vanessa). These names tend to be less commonly used than Janessa.


[Top]