Jennessa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- jeh-NESS-uh
- Origin
- Modern
Jennessa is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Jennessa mean?
Modern: spelling of Jenessa; blend of Jen- (Jennifer) and the ending of Vanessa
A 20th-century blend of Jennifer and Vanessa.
Meaning borrowed from Jenessa. More on Wiktionary.
Is Jennessa a girl's or a boy's name?
Jennessa is a girls' name.
How popular is Jennessa in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 35 girls. It first appears in the records in 1976.
Half of all the girls named Jennessa in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jennessa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 10 | #9,939 |
| 2016 | 19 | #6,398 |
| 2015 | 14 | #8,004 |
| 2014 | 16 | #7,300 |
| 2013 | 8 | #11,964 |
| 2012 | 18 | #6,868 |
| 2011 | 25 | #5,356 |
| 2010 | 23 | #5,769 |
| 2009 | 32 | #4,570 |
| 2008 | 22 | #6,127 |
| 2007 | 29 | #4,942 |
| 2006 | 35 | #4,164 |
| 2005 | 23 | #5,432 |
| 2004 | 24 | #5,204 |
| 2003 | 23 | #5,230 |
| 2002 | 17 | #6,386 |
| 2001 | 20 | #5,565 |
| 2000 | 16 | #6,481 |
| 1999 | 18 | #5,655 |
| 1998 | 15 | #6,355 |
| 1997 | 7 | #10,831 |
| 1996 | 6 | #11,801 |
| 1995 | 7 | #10,509 |
| 1994 | 15 | #5,978 |
| 1993 | 17 | #5,413 |
| 1992 | 16 | #5,711 |
| 1991 | 27 | #3,811 |
| 1990 | 17 | #5,281 |
| 1989 | 11 | #6,949 |
| 1988 | 8 | #8,386 |
| 1987 | 10 | #6,783 |
| 1986 | 5 | #10,907 |
| 1985 | 11 | #6,029 |
| 1984 | 13 | #5,221 |
| 1983 | 6 | #9,013 |
| 1982 | 8 | #7,467 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 8 | #7,417 |
| 1979 | 9 | #6,694 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 5 | #9,282 |
Nicknames for Jennessa
Names like Jennessa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jayla, Samantha, Kayla, Alina, Camila, Fatima, Isabella, Janessa, Jessica, Paulina, Jenna, Estrella
Names related to Jennessa
Jenesis, Jenessa, Jenesys, Jennesis, Jennessy, Jannessa, Jenissa, Jenisa
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from 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, “Jennessa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jennessa, updated 20 October 2026.