How Many People Are Named Danessa?
An estimated 674 people in the United States have the first name Danessa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Danessa peaked in popularity in 1998 with 26 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Danessa 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 Danessa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
674
About 1 in 508,538 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
1998
26 births
Total Registered
701
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Danessa
Danessa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 701 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Danessa as a female name
Ranked #13,839 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 1998 (26 births)
Danessa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Danessa span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 188 babies were registered. Danessa has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Danessa by Decade
How has Danessa 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.
Danessa by State
Danessa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Danessa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Danessa
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Danessa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Danessa?
We estimate approximately 674 people named Danessa 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 508,538 Americans share this first name.
Is Danessa a common name?
Danessa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 701 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Danessa most popular?
Danessa reached peak popularity in 1998, when 26 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Danessa is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Danessa a female name?
Danessa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Danessa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Danessa Smith, Danessa Johnson, Danessa 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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