Girls' name · since 1997
Jeselle
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 213 babies named Jeselle, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 213
- total births
- 1997–2023
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 45%
- born in that decade
Jeselle sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 213 recorded since 1997.
Jeselle has 213 recorded births among girls since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2023.
- 213 total births
- 1997–2023 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 45% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Jeselle's 213 recorded births place it above 73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Jeselle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jeselle's full recorded timeline at 2010, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jeselle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2023
- Peak year (2012)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Jeselle by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Jeselle's strongest decade.
96 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Jeselle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 14
1990s
14 births
- 2000s
2000s
96 births
- 2010s
2010s
85 births
- 2020s 18
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 96 births (45% of all-time use).
Jeselle by state
Where Jeselle concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 14 | 6.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 12 | 5.6% |
14 of 213 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Jeselle's decade-level peak was the 2000s (96 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jeselles (14 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1997–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Jeselle: Baby Name Since 1997 - 213 Births, Peak 2012." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jeselle. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Jeselle 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 July 2026.