Given name
Jennessa
“one who is fair; a beautiful girl”
Jennessa is a variant of Jennifer. One Welsh interpretation is “one who is fair; a beautiful girl.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jennessa is a variant of Jennifer. One Welsh interpretation is “one who is fair; a beautiful girl.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jennessa is a variant of Jennifer. An origin associated with Jennifer is Celtic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1976. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jennessa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 618
- 0 boys · 618 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 35 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −100%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2018. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 35 in 2006. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 543 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jennessa’s family of names
Jennessa has a related form in Jennifer.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
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Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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