Name Legacy

Jennessa

Recorded 1976–2018 · United States

Jennessa was most popular in 2006, when 35 American babies were given the name — ranking #7,084 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 618 people named Jennessa.

Most popular in2006
Rank that year#7,084
Births that year35
Total since 1880618
Given to100% girls

Jennessa over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Jennessa’s peak in 2006. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jennessa a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jennessa is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 618 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Jennessa

Where Jennessa is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org