Girls' name · since 1971
Jessenia
Jessenia has 5,428 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1993 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,438 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,777 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,428
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jessenia currently ranks #5777 among girls' names in America, with 5,428 babies recorded since 1971.
Social Security Administration records show Jessenia recorded 5,428 times among girls since 1971, holding rank #5777 nationally today, ahead of 67% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #2,438 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,777 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,428 born since 1971
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jessenia ranks #2,438 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,777 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,428 born since 1971, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,438 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,777 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,428
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jessenia's 5,428 recorded births place it above 96.62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jessenia compares
5,428 Top 13% higher than 87% 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
Jessenia's all-time total is 14x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jessenia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,428 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 219 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jessenia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jessenia splits its recorded history at 1998: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1971 (12 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 219 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jessenia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 219
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Jessenia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,876 births, 35% of the file).
1990s was Jessenia's strongest decade.
1,876 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Jessenia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 318
1970s
318 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,084 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,876 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,376 births
- 2010s 605
2010s
605 births
- 2020s 169
2020s
169 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,876 births (35% of all-time use).
How Jessenia 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 Jessenia's total volume
Jessenia by state
Where Jessenia concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 984 | 18.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 934 | 17.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 614 | 11.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 506 | 9.3% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 407 | 7.5% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 199 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Massachusetts | | 135 | 2.5% |
| #8 | Connecticut | | 96 | 1.8% |
984 of 5,428 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Jessenia appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jessenia's data
- Jessenia's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,876 total births); usage has since declined to 169 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jessenias (984 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 Jessenia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
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 Jessenia 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.