Jennessa vs Jennie

Side-by-side comparison of Jennessa and Jennie - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Jennessa

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Name B

Jennie

Girl name · Rank #1753

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Metric Jennessa Jennie
Current Rank Unranked #1753
Total Births (all years) 618 127,181
Peak Year 2006 1917
Peak Year Births 35 3,109
Peak Decade 2000s 1910s
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1976 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Jennessa Jennie
1880s - 10,220
1890s - 11,876
1900s - 9,988
1910s - 23,068
1920s - 22,591
1930s - 9,488
1940s - 7,014
1950s - 7,587
1960s - 5,979
1970s 14 7,754
1980s 80 6,465
1990s 145 2,836
2000s 241 1,250
2010s 138 607
2020s - 458

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jennessa Jennie
2014 16 62
2015 14 74
2016 19 49
2017 10 50
2018 5 45
2019 - 67
2020 - 59
2021 - 59
2022 - 68
2023 - 78
2024 - 115
2025 - 79

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1976–2018.

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