Jessenia
Oenocarpus is a genus of pinnate-leaved palms (Arecaceae) native to Trinidad, southern Central and tropical South America. With nine species and one natural hybrid, the genus is distributed from Costa Rica and Trinidad in the north to Brazil and Bolivia in the south.
- Spanish
Meaning & Origin of Jessenia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Oenocarpus is a genus of pinnate-leaved palms (Arecaceae) native to Trinidad, southern Central and tropical South America. With nine species and one natural hybrid, the genus is distributed from Costa Rica and Trinidad in the north to Brazil and Bolivia in the south.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
The Story of Jessenia
The earliest SSA record of Jessenia as a baby girl name dates back to 1971, when 12 babies received it. 1993 was its biggest year on record, with 219 newborns named Jessenia — #881 in the national rankings. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 34% of all recorded Jessenias. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #5,422 among baby girl names with 23 births, falling sharply (-28%). In total, more than 5K Jessenias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Jessenia
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About the name Jessenia
Jessenia 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. Jessenia's peak popularity came in 1993 when it ranked #881. Use the chart and map above to compare Jessenia'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 .
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