Jenessa
Jenessa was the 8581st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 1991, when it ranked 1141st with 156 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,633 places. More babies were named Jenessa in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #8,581 girls, down 3,893 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 12girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1991156 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,221babies recorded
Jenessa popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,581 | 12 |
| 2020 | #4,688 | 28 |
| 2010 | #2,625 | 69 |
| 2000 | #2,352 | 66 |
| 1990 | #1,365 | 116 |
| 1980 | #2,822 | 32 |
| 1970 | #8,512 | 5 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jenessa, counting every spelling?
Jenessa has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Jenessa?
12 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jenessa (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jenessa born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 705 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jenessa.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jenessa?
About 3,200 people born in the US named Jenessa are alive today, with a median age of 26; half are between 18 and 36. That makes Jenessa mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Jenessa by state
How common Jenessa was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jenessa: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jenessa, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jenessa
How popular is the name Jenessa?
Jenessa was the 8581st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 1991, when it ranked 1141st with 156 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,633 places. More babies were named Jenessa in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Jenessa a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Jenessa in the US.
Where is Jenessa most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jenessa was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 girls).