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Jenessa
OriginModern compound name, Jennifer + Vanessa
Meaning"white shadow, white wave + butterfly"
US Rank#8581
2025 SSA
About Jenessa
This newer sounding coalition of Jennifer and Vanessa is gaining in popularity, though it's still quite rare. Only 15 baby girls were named Jenessa last year.
Pronounced juh-NES-uh.
As of October 2026, Jenessa ranked #8581 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1141 in 1991.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,630 | 67 | 37.5 |
| 2015 | #2,948 | 59 | 33.1 |
| 2016 | #3,157 | 52 | 29.3 |
| 2017 | #3,410 | 46 | 26.6 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | #4,687 | 28 | 17.3 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Famous Jenessas
- (Felicity) Jenessa Grant
Canadian actress
- Jenessa Wainright
competitor in E! reality show "Bridalplasty"
- Jenessa Haggard
daughter of American country music singer Merle Haggard
Jenessa in pop culture
- Jenessa Blackburn
character in novel "If You Find Me" by Emily Murdoch
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