Recorded 1985–2020 Girls' name Peak 2009 341 births

Jesalyn — girls' name

341 babies named Jesalyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s221990s592000s1622010s932020s5
2000s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Jesalyn was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

24 babies were named Jesalyn in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jesalyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 341 babies named Jesalyn between 1985 and 2020, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jesalyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jesalyn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 162 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jesalyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jesalyn in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jesalyn in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 341 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jesalyn at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

341

Since 1985

36 years of records

Peak year

2009

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1985

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2020

Jesalyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1985

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2009)
24
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
0510152025 202020152011200720031999199419901985 9

Jesalyn by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
162 births that decade — 48% of Jesalyn's all-time total
1980s221990s592000s1622010s932020s5

Jesalyn by state

Where Jesalyn concentrates geographically — total births since 1985

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jesalyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
10 2.9%
Texas share of Jesalyn's total US births 2.9%

10 of 341 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jesalyn?
341 babies have been named Jesalyn since 1985. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2009 with 24 births.
When was Jesalyn most popular?
Jesalyn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 162 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Jesalyn most popular?
The top states for the name Jesalyn are Texas (10 births).
How long has the name Jesalyn been used?
Jesalyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 36 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Jesalyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jessica, Jessie, Jesse, Jessi, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1985–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.