Jesenia is a girl name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Jesenia means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Jesenia across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Jesenia has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Jesenia is a girl name of Spanish origin meaning “from a flowering palm or Jessenia”. Popularized by a Latin American telenovela, of botanical origin.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 4,770 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Jesenia per year, United States (1971 to 2025). United States peaked in 1990 (195/yr).
Jesenia is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1990, when it ranked #1,657 nationally (given to 195 babies that year).
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