How Many People Are Named Jenessa?
An estimated 3,111 people in the United States have the first name Jenessa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Jenessa peaked in popularity in 1991 with 156 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jenessa as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Jenessa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,111
About 1 in 110,175 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
1991
156 births
Total Registered
3,208
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jenessa
Jenessa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,208 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jenessa as a female name
Ranked #6,242 in 2024
19 female births in 2024
Peak: 1991 (156 births)
Jenessa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jenessa span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 893 babies were registered. Jenessa has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jenessa by Decade
How has Jenessa tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Jenessa by State
Birth registrations for Jenessa span all 18 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Utah. The lowest are in Nebraska, Kansas, Indiana. On average, about 77 Jenessas were registered per state.
Jenessa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jenessa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jenessa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jenessa?
We estimate approximately 3,111 people named Jenessa are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 110,175 Americans share this first name.
Is Jenessa a common name?
Jenessa is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,208 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jenessa most popular?
Jenessa reached peak popularity in 1991, when 156 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jenessa is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jenessa a female name?
Jenessa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jenessa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jenessa Smith, Jenessa Johnson, Jenessa Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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