Janissa is a rare variant of Janis that peaked in 1994 and has since faded.
Janissa is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #15,904 for girl births in the United States (and #26,373 across all names), given to 5 babies. Janissa was first reported in SSA data in 1977 and peaked in 1994 (27 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | #15,904 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 | #12,699 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | #11,551 |
| 2020 | 6 | 6 | #14,150 |
| 2019 | 9 | 9 | #10,846 |
| 2018 | 6 | 6 | #14,570 |
| 2015 | 11 | 11 | #9,753 |
| 2014 | 9 | 9 | #11,372 |
| 2013 | 16 | 16 | #7,541 |
| 2012 | 15 | 15 | #7,987 |
| 2011 | 13 | 13 | #8,846 |
| 2010 | 14 | 14 | #8,451 |
| 2009 | 24 | 24 | #5,776 |
| 2008 | 22 | 22 | #6,231 |
| 2007 | 18 | 18 | #7,218 |
| 2006 | 10 | 10 | #10,938 |
| 2005 | 15 | 15 | #7,675 |
| 2004 | 23 | 23 | #5,443 |
| 2003 | 21 | 21 | #5,667 |
| 2002 | 26 | 26 | #4,688 |
| 2001 | 22 | 22 | #5,262 |
| 2000 | 22 | 22 | #5,215 |
| 1999 | 17 | 17 | #6,027 |
| 1998 | 20 | 20 | #5,230 |
| 1997 | 18 | — | #5,497 |
| 1996 | 20 | — | #4,947 |
| 1995 | 19 | — | #5,102 |
| 1994 | 27 | — | #3,937 |
| 1993 | 10 | — | #8,301 |
| 1992 | 17 | — | #5,580 |
| 1991 | 11 | — | #7,616 |
| 1990 | 11 | — | #7,514 |
| 1989 | 5 | — | #13,190 |
| 1988 | 12 | — | #6,430 |
| 1978 | 5 | — | #10,364 |
| 1977 | 5 | — | #10,216 |