Shanessa is a very rare girls' name that was most common in the 1980s and has all but disappeared.
Shanessa is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2012. Shanessa first appears in 1973 and peaked in 1989 (17 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 7 | 7 | #14,745 |
| 2010 | 7 | 7 | #14,727 |
| 2007 | 8 | 8 | #13,730 |
| 2006 | 7 | 7 | #14,895 |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 | #17,669 |
| 1998 | 6 | 6 | #13,829 |
| 1994 | 6 | — | #13,127 |
| 1993 | 9 | — | #9,395 |
| 1991 | 10 | — | #8,492 |
| 1990 | 6 | — | #12,644 |
| 1989 | 17 | — | #5,240 |
| 1988 | 9 | — | #8,266 |
| 1987 | 6 | — | #11,027 |
| 1985 | 7 | — | #9,101 |
| 1982 | 6 | — | #10,249 |
| 1979 | 5 | — | #11,580 |
| 1978 | 5 | — | #11,130 |
| 1973 | 5 | — | #9,505 |