How Many People Are Named Banessa?
An estimated 378 people in the United States have the first name Banessa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Banessa peaked in popularity in 1998 with 28 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Banessa as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Banessa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
378
About 1 in 906,758 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
1998
28 births
Total Registered
390
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Banessa
Banessa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 390 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Banessa as a female name
Ranked #17,289 in 2012
5 female births in 2012
Peak: 1998 (28 births)
Banessa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Banessa span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 156 babies were registered. Banessa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Banessa by Decade
How has Banessa tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Banessa by State
Banessa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Banessa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Banessa
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Banessa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Banessa?
We estimate approximately 378 people named Banessa are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 906,758 Americans share this first name.
Is Banessa a common name?
Banessa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 390 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Banessa most popular?
Banessa reached peak popularity in 1998, when 28 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Banessa is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Banessa a female name?
Banessa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Banessa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Banessa Smith, Banessa Johnson, Banessa Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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