Feminine dossier · first seen 1968

Jenessa

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Jenessa
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1991

Peak era

1991

Peak rank proxy

156

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Millennial

1968Peak 19912024

Peak year

1991

Decline from peak

87.8%

2024

All-time

3,208

Jenessa is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1991, when 156 girls were named Jenessa.

In 2024, only 19 girls were given the name.

Down 87.8% from its peak.

All told, about 3,208 Americans have been named Jenessa and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1968.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationMillennial

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1991

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