How Many People Are Named Lanessa?
An estimated 508 people in the United States have the first name Lanessa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Lanessa peaked in popularity in 2008 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lanessa 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 Lanessa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
508
About 1 in 674,713 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
2008
21 births
Total Registered
531
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lanessa
Lanessa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 531 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lanessa as a female name
Ranked #9,372 in 2022
11 female births in 2022
Peak: 2008 (21 births)
Lanessa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lanessa span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 123 babies were registered. Lanessa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lanessa by Decade
How has Lanessa 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.
Lanessa by State
Lanessa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lanessa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lanessa
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lanessa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lanessa?
We estimate approximately 508 people named Lanessa 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 674,713 Americans share this first name.
Is Lanessa a common name?
Lanessa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 531 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lanessa most popular?
Lanessa reached peak popularity in 2008, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lanessa is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lanessa a female name?
Lanessa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lanessa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lanessa Smith, Lanessa Johnson, Lanessa 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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