Unisex name · since 1977
Jesi
Jesi has 562 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1989 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,014 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,382 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 562
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jesi currently ranks #15382 among unisex names in America, with 562 babies recorded since 1977.
Social Security Administration records show Jesi recorded 562 times among girls since 1977, holding rank #15382 nationally today, ahead of 11% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2025.
- #11,014 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,382 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 562 born since 1977
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jesi ranks #11,014 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,382 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 562 born since 1977, peaking in the 1990s.
- #11,014 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,382 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 562
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jesi's 562 recorded births place it above 84.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Jesi compares
562 Top 43% higher than 57% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jesi's all-time total is 49% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jesi | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 562 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jesi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jesi's full recorded timeline at 1998, 35% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 65% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2016, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1989 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jesi popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (1989)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Jesi popularity over time - boys
38 total births recorded since 1986 (Jesi as boys' name)
Jesi by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (191 births, 34% of the file).
1990s was Jesi's strongest decade.
191 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Jesi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 25
1970s
25 births
- 1980s
1980s
171 births
- 1990s
1990s
191 births
- 2000s
2000s
114 births
- 2010s 46
2010s
46 births
- 2020s 15
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 191 births (34% of all-time use).
How Jesi compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jesi's total volume
Jesi by state
Where Jesi concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 12 | 2.1% |
12 of 562 births nationwide.
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What to do with Jesi's data
- Jesi's decade-level peak was the 1990s (191 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Jesis (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jesi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1977–2025 (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 Jesi 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.