Tanessa is a rare girls' name that was most common in the 1980s and has all but disappeared.
Tanessa is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2015. Tanessa first appears in 1972 and peaked in 1987 (23 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 7 | 7 | #14,356 |
| 2009 | 7 | 7 | #15,077 |
| 2008 | 11 | 11 | #10,732 |
| 2007 | 7 | 7 | #15,318 |
| 2006 | 12 | 12 | #9,851 |
| 2005 | 6 | 6 | #16,242 |
| 2004 | 8 | 8 | #12,651 |
| 2002 | 7 | 7 | #13,472 |
| 2000 | 6 | 6 | #14,847 |
| 1997 | 8 | — | #10,725 |
| 1996 | 8 | — | #10,459 |
| 1995 | 9 | — | #9,475 |
| 1994 | 13 | — | #7,050 |
| 1993 | 10 | — | #8,658 |
| 1992 | 13 | — | #7,024 |
| 1991 | 10 | — | #8,541 |
| 1990 | 19 | — | #5,042 |
| 1989 | 16 | — | #5,521 |
| 1988 | 11 | — | #7,068 |
| 1987 | 23 | — | #3,850 |
| 1986 | 16 | — | #4,941 |
| 1985 | 12 | — | #6,006 |
| 1984 | 16 | — | #4,718 |
| 1983 | 12 | — | #5,791 |
| 1982 | 7 | — | #9,126 |
| 1981 | 14 | — | #5,218 |
| 1980 | 11 | — | #6,279 |
| 1979 | 5 | — | #11,768 |
| 1978 | 14 | — | #4,900 |
| 1977 | 13 | — | #5,182 |
| 1976 | 13 | — | #4,869 |
| 1975 | 9 | — | #6,412 |
| 1974 | 8 | — | #6,808 |
| 1973 | 11 | — | #5,157 |
| 1972 | 10 | — | #5,429 |