How Many People Are Named Jessenia?
An estimated 5,229 people in the United States have the first name Jessenia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Jessenia peaked in popularity in 1993 with 219 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jessenia 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 Jessenia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,229
About 1 in 65,549 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
1993
219 births
Total Registered
5,406
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jessenia
Jessenia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 5,406 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jessenia as a female name
Ranked #5,856 in 2024
21 female births in 2024
Peak: 1993 (219 births)
Jessenia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jessenia span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 1,876 babies were registered. Jessenia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jessenia by Decade
How has Jessenia 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.
Jessenia by State
Birth registrations for Jessenia span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Virginia, Oklahoma, Kansas. On average, about 238 Jessenias were registered per state.
Jessenia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jessenia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jessenia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jessenia?
We estimate approximately 5,229 people named Jessenia 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 65,549 Americans share this first name.
Is Jessenia a common name?
Jessenia is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,406 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jessenia most popular?
Jessenia reached peak popularity in 1993, when 219 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jessenia is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jessenia a female name?
Jessenia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jessenia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jessenia Smith, Jessenia Johnson, Jessenia 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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