How Many People Are Named Jesenia?
An estimated 4,573 people in the United States have the first name Jesenia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Jesenia peaked in popularity in 1990 with 195 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jesenia 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 Jesenia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,573
About 1 in 74,952 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
1990
195 births
Total Registered
4,755
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jesenia
Jesenia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,755 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Jesenia as a male name
Ranked #7,413 in 1989
6 male births in 1989
Peak: 1989 (6 births)
Jesenia as a female name
Ranked #8,132 in 2024
13 female births in 2024
Peak: 1990 (195 births)
Jesenia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jesenia span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 1,601 babies were registered. Jesenia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jesenia by Decade
How has Jesenia 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.
Jesenia by State
Birth registrations for Jesenia span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Virginia, Georgia. On average, about 206 Jesenias were registered per state.
Jesenia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jesenia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jesenia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jesenia?
We estimate approximately 4,573 people named Jesenia 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 74,952 Americans share this first name.
Is Jesenia a common name?
Jesenia is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,755 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jesenia most popular?
Jesenia reached peak popularity in 1990, when 195 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jesenia is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jesenia a female name?
Jesenia is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jesenia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jesenia Smith, Jesenia Johnson, Jesenia 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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