Jesusa vs Jessica

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

Name A

Jesusa

Girl name

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Name B

Jessica

Girl name · Rank #574

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Metric Jesusa Jessica
Current Rank Unranked #574
Total Births (all years) 1,897 1,050,306
Peak Year 1924 1987
Peak Year Births 55 55,996
Peak Decade 1920ss 1980ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1896 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Jesusa Jessica
1880ss — 94
1890ss 13 135
1900ss 87 159
1910ss 219 411
1920ss 446 410
1930ss 313 499
1940ss 297 2,204
1950ss 205 4,560
1960ss 143 13,671
1970ss 76 143,498
1980ss 64 469,518
1990ss 24 303,129
2000ss 5 90,665
2010ss — 18,222
2020ss 5 3,131

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jesusa Jessica
2014 — 1,802
2015 — 1,591
2016 — 1,392
2017 — 1,291
2018 — 1,066
2019 — 969
2020 — 779
2021 — 656
2022 5 620
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, 1896–2022.

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