Jessenia
Jessenia was the 5809th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 1993, when it ranked 884th with 219 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,626 places. More babies were named Jessenia in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,809 girls, down 1,941 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 21girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1993219 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,428babies recorded
Jessenia popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,809 | 21 |
| 2020 | #3,868 | 37 |
| 2010 | #1,984 | 101 |
| 2000 | #1,268 | 154 |
| 1990 | #901 | 213 |
| 1980 | #1,616 | 72 |
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How popular is Jessenia, counting every spelling?
Jessenia is the most common spelling of 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 Jessenia?
21 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jessenia (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jessenia 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 401 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jessenia.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jessenia?
About 5,300 people born in the US named Jessenia are alive today, with a median age of 30; half are between 21 and 37. That makes Jessenia 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.
Jessenia by state
How common Jessenia was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 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 Jessenia: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jessenia, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jessenia
How popular is the name Jessenia?
Jessenia was the 5809th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 1993, when it ranked 884th with 219 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,626 places. More babies were named Jessenia in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Jessenia a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Jessenia in the US.
Where is Jessenia most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jessenia was most common in New Jersey (0.03 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and Texas.