Meaning and history
An elaborated form of Jane, influenced by Vanessa.
20062006: 488 births, rank #596
2007: 547 births, rank #557
2008: 536 births, rank #574
2009: 556 births, rank #545
2010: 527 births, rank #554
20112011: 451 births, rank #630
2012: 426 births, rank #663
2013: 407 births, rank #695
2014: 368 births, rank #761
2015: 397 births, rank #716
20162016: 313 births, rank #894
2017: 303 births, rank #890
2018: 272 births, rank #971
2019: 227 births, rank #1,094
2020: 208 births, rank #1,140
20212021: 209 births, rank #1,169
2022: 206 births, rank #1,172
2023: 166 births, rank #1,356
2024: 135 births, rank #1,568
20252025: 117 births, rank #1,733
Janessa moved from #891 to #972 for girls between 2017 and 2018. Its highest annual birth count came in 2009, with 556 births.