Jesenia
Jesenia is a name with a single cultural origin: Spanish.
- Spanish
Meaning & Origin of Jesenia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jesenia is a name with a single cultural origin: Spanish.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
The Story of Jesenia
Jesenia first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1971, with 43 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1990, when 195 Jesenias were born — ranking #962 that year. As of 2026, Jesenia ranks #8,444 for baby girls with 11 births, falling sharply (-36%). In total, more than 5K Jesenias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Jesenia
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About the name Jesenia
Jesenia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Jesenia's peak popularity came in 1990 when it ranked #897. Use the chart and map above to compare Jesenia's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.