How Many People Are Named Yanessa?
An estimated 397 people in the United States have the first name Yanessa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Yanessa peaked in popularity in 2007 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yanessa 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 Yanessa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
397
About 1 in 863,361 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2007
20 births
Total Registered
405
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yanessa
Yanessa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 405 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Yanessa as a female name
Ranked #17,548 in 2021
5 female births in 2021
Peak: 2007 (20 births)
Yanessa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yanessa span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 133 babies were registered. Yanessa has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Yanessa by Decade
How has Yanessa 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.
Yanessa by State
Yanessa + Last Name Combinations
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Yanessa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yanessa?
We estimate approximately 397 people named Yanessa 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 863,361 Americans share this first name.
Is Yanessa a common name?
Yanessa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 405 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yanessa most popular?
Yanessa reached peak popularity in 2007, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yanessa is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yanessa a female name?
Yanessa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yanessa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yanessa Smith, Yanessa Johnson, Yanessa 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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