Recorded 1993–2019 Girls' name Peak 2009 58 births

Jenessy — girls' name

58 babies named Jenessy in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s322010s21

The verdict

58 girls have been named Jenessy since 1993, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2019.

58
total births
1993–2019
years on record
2000s
peak decade
55%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Jenessy was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

10 babies were named Jenessy in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jenessy

The Social Security Administration has registered 58 babies named Jenessy between 1993 and 2019, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jenessy currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jenessy performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jenessy shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jenessy in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jenessy in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 58 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jenessy at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

58

Since 1993

27 years of records

Peak year

2009

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1993

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2019

Jenessy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1993

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2009)
10
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
4681012 2019201520142012200920082005200320021993 5

Jenessy by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
32 births that decade — 55% of Jenessy's all-time total
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Jenessy by state

Where Jenessy concentrates geographically — total births since 1993

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jenessy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 8.6%
California share of Jenessy's total US births 8.6%

5 of 58 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jenessy?
58 babies have been named Jenessy since 1993. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 2009 with 10 births.
When was Jenessy most popular?
Jenessy was most popular in the 2000s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Jenessy most popular?
The top states for the name Jenessy are California (5 births).
How long has the name Jenessy been used?
Jenessy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 27 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Jenessy?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jennifer, Jenna, Jennie, Jenny, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1993–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.