Shanessa
#22,284 most common girls' name of all time · #36,315 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1973–2012
Rank among girls
#22,284
Rank overall
#36,315 of 105,966
First appeared
1973
Years on the list
18 of 146
All-time
131
Since 2016
0
Peak year
1989 #5,222
Best rank
#5,222 1989
Girls
Boys
peak 17/yr
Shanessa first appears in 1973. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 7 | — | 7 | #13,827 |
| 2010 | 7 | — | 7 | #13,825 |
| 2007 | 8 | — | 8 | #13,003 |
| 2006 | 7 | — | 7 | #13,996 |
| 2002 | 5 | — | 5 | #16,097 |
| 1998 | 6 | — | 6 | #12,985 |
| 1994 | 6 | — | 6 | #12,382 |
| 1993 | 9 | — | 9 | #9,089 |
| 1991 | 10 | — | 10 | #8,297 |
| 1990 | 6 | — | 6 | #12,038 |
| 1989 | 17 | — | 17 | #5,222 |
| 1988 | 9 | — | 9 | #8,099 |
| 1987 | 6 | — | 6 | #10,602 |
| 1985 | 7 | — | 7 | #8,894 |
| 1982 | 6 | — | 6 | #9,989 |
| 1979 | 5 | — | 5 | #11,204 |
| 1978 | 5 | — | 5 | #10,794 |
| 1973 | 5 | — | 5 | #9,712 |