Jesselyn vs Jessica

Side-by-side comparison of Jesselyn and Jessica — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Jesselyn

Girl name

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Name B

Jessica

Girl name · Rank #574

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Metric Jesselyn Jessica
Current Rank Unranked #574
Total Births (all years) 534 1,050,306
Peak Year 1989 1987
Peak Year Births 30 55,996
Peak Decade 1990ss 1980ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1918 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Jesselyn Jessica
1880ss — 94
1890ss — 135
1900ss — 159
1910ss 5 411
1920ss — 410
1930ss 5 499
1940ss — 2,204
1950ss — 4,560
1960ss 5 13,671
1970ss 23 143,498
1980ss 94 469,518
1990ss 181 303,129
2000ss 129 90,665
2010ss 78 18,222
2020ss 14 3,131

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jesselyn Jessica
2014 11 1,802
2015 9 1,591
2016 — 1,392
2017 10 1,291
2018 5 1,066
2019 — 969
2020 8 779
2021 6 656
2022 — 620
2023 — 550
2024 — 526

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1918–2021.

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