Jennessy
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- JEN-a-see
- Origin
- Modern
Jennessy is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Jennessy come from?
Modern: Jenn- with the -essy ending of Hennessy
Is Jennessy a girl's or a boy's name?
Jennessy is a girls' name.
How popular is Jennessy in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 13 girls. It first appears in the records in 2000.
Half of all the girls named Jennessy in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jennessy in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #15,288 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 10 | #9,674 |
| 2021 | 7 | #12,201 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 7 | #12,442 |
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 9 | #10,855 |
| 2015 | 8 | #11,830 |
| 2014 | 10 | #10,124 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 10 | #10,424 |
| 2011 | 9 | #11,175 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 13 | #8,884 |
| 2008 | 13 | #8,961 |
| 2007 | 12 | #9,535 |
| 2006 | 10 | #10,606 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 7 | #12,401 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 8 | #11,013 |
| 2000 | 6 | #13,147 |
Nicknames for Jennessy
Names like Jennessy
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Emberly, Emery, Jesly, Journey, Everly, Miley, Lily, Avery, Emely, Janely, Jazlyn, Ivy
Names related to Jennessy
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn
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, “Jennessy: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jennessy, updated 20 October 2026.