Feminine dossier · first seen 1971
Jessenia
Endangered
Down 90.4% from peak
Peak era
1993
Peak births
219
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Millennial
Quick answers about Jessenia
How many people are named Jessenia?
An estimated 5,279 living Americans are named Jessenia.
How rare is Jessenia?
Jessenia is very rare among babies today, with 21 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 90.4% from its 1993 peak.
How old is the typical Jessenia?
The median age of a living American named Jessenia is approximately 30 years, with most bearers falling between 21 and 37 years old.
Is Jessenia still popular?
No. Jessenia is endangered as a baby name, down 90.4% from its 1993 peak with 21 births in 2025.
Where is Jessenia most common?
Jessenia has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 7.1× more often than the national baseline.
1971Peak 19932025
Peak year
1993
Decline from peak
90.4%
2025
21
All-time
5,428
Where it lives now
Jessenia is most concentrated in New Jersey — about 5.3× the national rate in the 1980s. It also runs high in New York.
States where Jessenia is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.