Jesenia
Jesenia was the 7284th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 15 babies. Its best year was 1987, when it ranked 898th; the most babies were born in 1990 (195). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,941 places. More babies were named Jesenia in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #7,284 girls, down 2,468 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 15girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1990195 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,770babies recorded
Jesenia popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 6 since 1989.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,284 | 15 |
| 2020 | #4,816 | 27 |
| 2010 | #2,769 | 64 |
| 2000 | #1,531 | 119 |
| 1990 | #965 | 195 |
| 1980 | #1,425 | 86 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
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| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
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| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jesenia, counting every spelling?
Jesenia is a spelling of Jessenia, a name family that had 36 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 36 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jessenia | 21 | #5,809 | 132 |
| Jesenia | 15 | #7,284 | 79 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Jesenia?
15 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jesenia (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jesenia 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 554 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jesenia.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jesenia?
About 4,700 people born in the US named Jesenia are alive today, with a median age of 32; half are between 23 and 39. That makes Jesenia mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Jesenia by state
How common Jesenia 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 Jesenia: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jesenia, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jesenia
How popular is the name Jesenia?
Jesenia was the 7284th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 15 babies. Its best year was 1987, when it ranked 898th; the most babies were born in 1990 (195). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,941 places. More babies were named Jesenia in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Jesenia a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Jesenia in the US.
Where is Jesenia most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jesenia was most common in Texas (0.01 per 1,000 girls).