Tanessa
- Gender
- Female
- Meaning
- Not recorded
- Origin
- American
Tanessa is a name traditionally given to a girl of American origin. Our sources do not preserve a single agreed-upon literal translation for this particular name, so we list its meaning as unrecorded rather than guess at one. Browse more American baby names or search the full library by meaning.
Tanessa Popularity Snapshot
Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 382 baby girls have been named Tanessa. The name peaked in 1987 with 23 US births that year (rank #3849).
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7-Letter Names Starting with T
Names with Tanessa's exact length and starting letter: Taaveti, Tabatha, Tabbart, Tabetha, Tabitha.
Quick Facts About Tanessa
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Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Tanessa against today's most popular girls-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).