Jenessa comes from the Hebrew / American tradition, meaning God is gracious.
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How popular is Jenessa?
1991peak year
The name Jenessa reached its peak in 1991, with 156 registrations (ranked #1141). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 1968, roughly 23 years before its peak. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #4977) today, averaging about 31 new babies per year. Jenessa has been declining in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 3,208 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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