Given name
Anessa
“a woman graced with God's favor”
Anessa is a variant of Anna. One Latin interpretation is “a woman graced with God's favor.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Anessa is a variant of Anna. One Latin interpretation is “a woman graced with God's favor.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1967. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Anessa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,876
- 0 boys · 2,876 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 126 babies
- 2025
- 34
- #4,178 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −28%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 34 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,178 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 28.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 126 in 2007. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,184 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Anessa
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