Girls' name · since 1971
Jesenia
4,764 babies named Jesenia in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,661 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,219 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,764
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jesenia is the #7219 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 4,764 recorded since 1971.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jesenia has been recorded 4,764 times among girls since 1971, currently ranked #7219 nationally and more common than 58% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #2,661 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,219 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,764 born since 1971
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jesenia ranks #2,661 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,219 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,764 born since 1971, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,661 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,219 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,764
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jesenia's 4,764 recorded births place it above 96.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jesenia compares
4,764 Top 14% higher than 86% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jesenia's all-time total is 13x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jesenia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,764 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 195 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jesenia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jesenia's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2024, with only 13 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 195, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jesenia popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 195
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Jesenia popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 1989 (Jesenia as boys' name)
Jesenia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,601 births, 34% of the file).
1990s was Jesenia's strongest decade.
1,601 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Jesenia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 496
1970s
496 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,109 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,601 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,087 births
- 2010s 365
2010s
365 births
- 2020s 106
2020s
106 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,601 births (34% of all-time use).
How Jesenia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jesenia's total volume
Jesenia by state
Where Jesenia concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 909 | 19.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 793 | 16.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 469 | 9.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 392 | 8.2% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 384 | 8.1% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 267 | 5.6% |
| #7 | Massachusetts | | 72 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 66 | 1.4% |
909 of 4,764 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Jesenia appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jesenia's data
- Jesenia's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,601 total births); usage has since declined to 106 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jesenias (909 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jesenia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~54 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1971–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jesenia draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.