Jenessa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- jeh-NESS-uh
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #8,360 for girls
Jenessa is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 8,360th for girls in the US (12 babies).
What does Jenessa mean?
Modern: blend of Jen- (Jennifer) and the ending of Vanessa
A 20th-century blend of Jennifer and Vanessa.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Jenessa a girl's or a boy's name?
Jenessa is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 12 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jenessa in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 8 girls.
Jenessa in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #2,552 |
| 1996 | 8 | #2,012 |
How popular is Jenessa in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,360among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 12about 1 in 130,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 37% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 12 girls in the US were named Jenessa, making it the 8,360th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,646th. Its busiest year was 1991, with 156 girls. It first appears in the records in 1968.
2025 had fewer girls named Jenessa than any year since 1975.
Half of all the girls named Jenessa in the US since 1880 were born between 1990 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jenessa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #8,360 |
| 2024 | 19 | #6,164 |
| 2023 | 15 | #7,242 |
| 2022 | 23 | #5,462 |
| 2021 | 25 | #5,087 |
| 2020 | 28 | #4,646 |
| 2019 | 22 | #5,608 |
| 2018 | 23 | #5,450 |
| 2017 | 46 | #3,386 |
| 2016 | 52 | #3,139 |
| 2015 | 59 | #2,927 |
| 2014 | 67 | #2,613 |
| 2013 | 69 | #2,568 |
| 2012 | 76 | #2,426 |
| 2011 | 98 | #2,000 |
| 2010 | 69 | #2,614 |
| 2009 | 69 | #2,642 |
| 2008 | 80 | #2,397 |
| 2007 | 96 | #2,101 |
| 2006 | 72 | #2,538 |
| 2005 | 115 | #1,718 |
| 2004 | 109 | #1,755 |
| 2003 | 103 | #1,812 |
| 2002 | 98 | #1,819 |
| 2001 | 85 | #1,991 |
| 2000 | 66 | #2,328 |
| 1999 | 81 | #1,937 |
| 1998 | 66 | #2,161 |
| 1997 | 65 | #2,135 |
| 1996 | 52 | #2,447 |
| 1995 | 66 | #2,047 |
| 1994 | 82 | #1,765 |
| 1993 | 83 | #1,759 |
| 1992 | 91 | #1,657 |
| 1991 | 156 | #1,134 |
| 1990 | 116 | #1,360 |
| 1989 | 81 | #1,682 |
| 1988 | 66 | #1,859 |
| 1987 | 81 | #1,552 |
| 1986 | 58 | #1,909 |
| 1985 | 70 | #1,665 |
| 1984 | 87 | #1,362 |
| 1983 | 44 | #2,197 |
| 1982 | 53 | #1,965 |
| 1981 | 42 | #2,342 |
| 1980 | 32 | #2,800 |
| 1979 | 41 | #2,304 |
| 1978 | 27 | #2,942 |
| 1977 | 19 | #3,760 |
| 1976 | 14 | #4,361 |
| 1975 | 5 | #9,065 |
| 1974 | 12 | #4,719 |
| 1973 | 11 | #4,869 |
| 1972 | 13 | #4,299 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 5 | #7,994 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 6 | #6,244 |
Nicknames for Jenessa
Names like Jenessa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jessica Francesca Fatima Jasmine Alexandra Athena Emily Alayna Joanna Myla Alana Abigail
Names related to Jenessa
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn Ailani
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jenessa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jenessa, updated 20 October 2026.