Janissa
#10,786 most common girls' name of all time · #17,906 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1977–2025
Rank among girls
#10,786
Rank overall
#17,906 of 105,966
First appeared
1977
Years on the list
36 of 146
All-time
519
Since 2016
41
Peak year
1994 #3,987
Best rank
#3,987 1994
Girls
Boys
peak 27/yr
Janissa first appears in 1977. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | — | 5 | #15,442 |
| 2023 | 7 | — | 7 | #12,541 |
| 2021 | 8 | — | 8 | #11,464 |
| 2020 | 6 | — | 6 | #13,882 |
| 2019 | 9 | — | 9 | #10,728 |
| 2018 | 6 | — | 6 | #14,275 |
| 2015 | 11 | — | 11 | #9,701 |
| 2014 | 9 | — | 9 | #11,237 |
| 2013 | 16 | — | 16 | #7,521 |
| 2012 | 15 | — | 15 | #7,973 |
| 2011 | 13 | — | 13 | #8,802 |
| 2010 | 14 | — | 14 | #8,419 |
| 2009 | 24 | — | 24 | #5,783 |
| 2008 | 22 | — | 22 | #6,232 |
| 2007 | 18 | — | 18 | #7,219 |
| 2006 | 10 | — | 10 | #10,899 |
| 2005 | 15 | — | 15 | #7,661 |
| 2004 | 23 | — | 23 | #5,467 |
| 2003 | 21 | — | 21 | #5,699 |
| 2002 | 26 | — | 26 | #4,695 |
| 2001 | 22 | — | 22 | #5,285 |
| 2000 | 22 | — | 22 | #5,247 |
| 1999 | 17 | — | 17 | #6,035 |
| 1998 | 20 | — | 20 | #5,266 |
| 1997 | 18 | — | 18 | #5,538 |
| 1996 | 20 | — | 20 | #5,004 |
| 1995 | 19 | — | 19 | #5,149 |
| 1994 | 27 | — | 27 | #3,987 |
| 1993 | 10 | — | 10 | #8,442 |
| 1992 | 17 | — | 17 | #5,660 |
| 1991 | 11 | — | 11 | #7,780 |
| 1990 | 11 | — | 11 | #7,711 |
| 1989 | 5 | — | 5 | #13,456 |
| 1988 | 12 | — | 12 | #6,575 |
| 1978 | 5 | — | 5 | #11,065 |
| 1977 | 5 | — | 5 | #11,055 |