Girls' name · since 1977
Gessica
200 babies named Gessica in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #19,807 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 200
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Gessica is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 200 have been recorded since 1977.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gessica has been recorded 200 times among girls since 1977, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2006.
- #19,807 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 200 born since 1977
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gessica ranks #19,807 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 200 born since 1977, peaking in the 1990s.
- #19,807 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 200
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Gessica's 200 recorded births place it above 72.57% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Gessica's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gessica splits its recorded history at 1992: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1981 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gessica popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2006
- Peak year (1993)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Gessica by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (86 births, 43% of the file).
1990s was Gessica's strongest decade.
86 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Gessica births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
74 births
- 1990s
1990s
86 births
- 2000s 34
2000s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 86 births (43% of all-time use).
Gessica by state
Where Gessica concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 7 | 3.5% |
7 of 200 births nationwide.
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- Gessica's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (86 total births) through the 2000s (34) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Gessicas (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Gessica: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~29 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1977–2006 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Gessica draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.