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Girl name

Jenissa

100% girls · last recorded 2014

Jenissa has been given to about 193 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2003, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 190
Median age today24 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Jenissa per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & Waleseach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2003 · 13
  • Born in 20250
  • All time193

How popular is Jenissa?

Its best year was 2003, when 13 babies were given the name, ranking 8209th. The typical living American called Jenissa is about 24 years old today.

Names that sound like Jenissa

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Melissa0.76
  2. Elissa0.76
  3. Elisa0.73
  4. Mellissa0.74
  5. Melisa0.73
  6. Leisa0.73
  7. Julissa0.71
  8. Anissa0.71

Middle names for Jenissa

Ranked by flow score
  1. Jenissa Rose0.85
  2. Jenissa Louise0.85
  3. Jenissa Pearl0.84
  4. Jenissa Quinn0.84
  5. Jenissa Nell0.84
  6. Jenissa Wren0.83

Sibling names for Jenissa

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Paulinasister · 0.68
  2. Hallesister · 0.68
  3. Macysister · 0.67
  4. Keatonbrother · 0.67
  5. Nikolasbrother · 0.66
  6. Mauriciobrother · 0.66

Where Jenissa is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Jenissa White0.80
    2. Jenissa Reyes0.80
    3. Jenissa Nguyen0.80
    4. Jenissa Moore0.80
    5. Jenissa Lee0.80
    6. Jenissa Hill0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Jenissa

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.