Jenessa is an uncommon girls' name that peaked in 1991 and has since faded.
Jenessa is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #8,581 for girl births in the United States (and #14,656 across all names), given to 12 babies. Jenessa first appears in 1968 and peaked in 1991 (156 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | #8,581 |
| 2024 | 19 | 19 | #6,266 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | #7,425 |
| 2022 | 23 | 23 | #5,540 |
| 2021 | 25 | 25 | #5,152 |
| 2020 | 28 | 28 | #4,688 |
| 2019 | 22 | 22 | #5,695 |
| 2018 | 23 | 23 | #5,530 |
| 2017 | 46 | 46 | #3,411 |
| 2016 | 52 | 52 | #3,157 |
| 2015 | 59 | 59 | #2,948 |
| 2014 | 67 | 67 | #2,630 |
| 2013 | 69 | 69 | #2,582 |
| 2012 | 76 | 76 | #2,437 |
| 2011 | 98 | 98 | #2,006 |
| 2010 | 69 | 69 | #2,625 |
| 2009 | 69 | 69 | #2,659 |
| 2008 | 80 | 80 | #2,403 |
| 2007 | 96 | 96 | #2,105 |
| 2006 | 72 | 72 | #2,544 |
| 2005 | 115 | 115 | #1,723 |
| 2004 | 109 | 109 | #1,765 |
| 2003 | 103 | 103 | #1,820 |
| 2002 | 98 | 98 | #1,829 |
| 2001 | 85 | 85 | #2,003 |
| 2000 | 66 | 66 | #2,352 |
| 1999 | 81 | 81 | #1,944 |
| 1998 | 66 | 66 | #2,172 |
| 1997 | 65 | — | #2,142 |
| 1996 | 52 | — | #2,460 |
| 1995 | 66 | — | #2,062 |
| 1994 | 82 | — | #1,775 |
| 1993 | 83 | — | #1,767 |
| 1992 | 91 | — | #1,667 |
| 1991 | 156 | — | #1,141 |
| 1990 | 116 | — | #1,365 |
| 1989 | 81 | — | #1,693 |
| 1988 | 66 | — | #1,876 |
| 1987 | 81 | — | #1,557 |
| 1986 | 58 | — | #1,919 |
| 1985 | 70 | — | #1,668 |
| 1984 | 87 | — | #1,364 |
| 1983 | 44 | — | #2,210 |
| 1982 | 53 | — | #1,972 |
| 1981 | 42 | — | #2,350 |
| 1980 | 32 | — | #2,822 |
| 1979 | 41 | — | #2,317 |
| 1978 | 27 | — | #2,967 |
| 1977 | 19 | — | #3,809 |
| 1976 | 14 | — | #4,454 |
| 1975 | 5 | — | #9,633 |
| 1974 | 12 | — | #4,834 |
| 1973 | 11 | — | #5,015 |
| 1972 | 13 | — | #4,388 |
| 1970 | 5 | — | #8,512 |
| 1968 | 6 | — | #6,547 |