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Anessa
OriginVariation of Agnessa, Russian from Greek
Meaning"pure, viriginal"
US Rank#4178
2025 SSA
About Anessa
In the US, Anessa reads as Vanessa with the V lobbed off. But it's actually missing a G — that from Agnessa, the Russian variation of Agnes.
Pronounced uh-NES-uh.
As of October 2026, Anessa ranked #4178 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1564 in 2002.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,742 | 63 | 35.3 |
| 2015 | #3,060 | 55 | 30.8 |
| 2016 | #3,104 | 53 | 29.9 |
| 2017 | #3,097 | 52 | 30.1 |
| 2018 | #3,348 | 47 | 27.6 |
| 2019 | #3,394 | 46 | 27.4 |
| 2020 | #4,180 | 33 | 20.4 |
| 2021 | #3,803 | 39 | 23.8 |
| 2022 | #4,680 | 29 | 17.7 |
| 2023 | #4,878 | 27 | 16.8 |
| 2024 | #3,955 | 37 | 22.8 |
| 2025 | #4,178 | 34 | 21.2 |
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